Every sale of consumer goods that are sold at retail in this state by a manufacturer who has reason to know at the time of the retail sale that the goods are required for a particular purpose and that the buyer is relying on the manufacturer’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods shall be accompanied by such manufacturer’s implied warranty of fitness.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1792.1
Sale Warranties
Known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Song-Beverly Act)
The act spans §§ 1790 to 1795.8 (48 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 185 Cal. App. 3d 135 - Williams v. Beechnut Nutrition Corp. (1986)
Most recently applied in Gusse v. Damon Corp. (January 2007)
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 991.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.