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S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2-314

Implied warranty; merchantability; usage of trade

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 36–36 (519 sections).

Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Oglesby v. General Motors Corp. (1999)

Most recently applied in Dennis Speerly v. General Motors, LLC (August 2024)

1962 Code SECTION 10.2-314; 1966 (54) 2716.

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(1) Unless excluded or modified (SECTION 36-2-316), 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.

(3) Unless excluded or modified (SECTION 36-2-316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.