A seller's warranty whether express or implied extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of his buyer or who is a guest in his home if it is reasonable to expect that such person may use, consume or be affected by the goods and who is injured in person by breach of the warranty. A seller may not exclude or limit the operation of this section.
KRS 355.2-318
Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied
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 Perkins v. Northeastern Log Homes (1991)
Most recently applied in 676 F. App'x 413 - Yonts v. Easton Technical Products, Inc. (January 2017)
Effective: July 1, 1960 History: Created 1958 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.