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 an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 12A:2-315
Implied warranty: fitness for particular purpose
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Chatlos Systems, Inc. v. National Cash Register Corp. (1980)
Most recently applied in In re Rust-Oleum Restore Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation (January 2016)
L.1961, c. 120, s. 2-315.
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