Where the seller at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the buyer is relying on the seller's skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is unless excluded or modified under the next section [G.S. 25-2-316] an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-315
Implied warranty: Fitness for particular purpose
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 25–25 (616 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 206 N.C. App. 152 - Harbour Point Homeowners'assoc., Inc. Ex Rel. Bd. of Dir. v. Djf Enterprises (2010)
Most recently applied in 257 N.C. App. 590 - Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC v. McBride (February 2018)
1965, c. 700, s. 1.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.