Implied warranty - Fitness for a particular purpose

An implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, sometimes referred to simply as a warranty of fitness, is a warranty implied by law that if a seller knows or has reason to know of a particular purpose for which some item is being purchased by the buyer, the seller is guaranteeing that the item is fit for that particular purpose. This differs from a warranty of merchantability in two ways: First, the warranty of fitness applies to all sellers, not just professional merchants; and Seco ...

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Implied warranty, Implied warranty - Fitness for a particular purpose, Implied warranty - Merchantability, Implied warranty - Habitability, Implied warranty - Disclaimer of an implied warranty

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