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KRS 355.2-314

Implied warranty: merchantability -- Usage of trade

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 355.10-101 to 355.9-809 (686 sections).

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Presnell Construction Managers, Inc. v. EH Construction, LLC (2004)

Most recently applied in 349 F. Supp. 3d 628 - Sims v. Atrium Med. Corp. (October 2018)

Effective: July 1, 1960 History: Created 1958 Ky

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(1) Unless excluded or modified (KRS 355.2-316), a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if the seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale.

(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as (a) pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and (b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and (d) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and (e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and (f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.

(3) Unless excluded or modified (KRS 355.2-316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.