Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-2-314 — Implied warranty - Merchantability - Usage of trade
Tennessee § 47-2-314
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-314 (2026).
Text
(1)Unless excluded or modified (§ 47-2-316 ), 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, a
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Legislative History
Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-314).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-101
Short title§ 47-1-102
Scope of chapter§ 47-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 47-1-105
Severability§ 47-1-106
Use of singular and plural - Gender§ 47-1-201
General definitions§ 47-1-202
Notice - Knowledge§ 47-1-204
Value§ 47-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness§ 47-1-206
Presumptions§ 47-1-302
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 47-2-314, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/47-2-314.