Tennessee § 47-2-313 - Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.

§ 47-2-313. Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample.

Express warranties by the seller are created as follows: Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise. Any description of the goods which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description. Any sample or model which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model. It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as “warrant” or “guarantee” or that he have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller's opinion or commendation of the goods does not create a warranty. Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-313). Prior Tennessee Law: §§ 47-1212 — 47-1214, 47-1216. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, §§ 12, 13, 16. Law Reviews. Case Comment, Contracts — Morris v. Mack's Used Cars: Another Weapon for the Consumer Protection Arsenal, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 871 (1993). Contractual Choice of Law and the Prudential Foundations of Appellate Review (David Frisch), 56 Vand. L. Rev. 57 (2003). The Predominant Factor Test Under the Uniform Commercial Code (R. Alan Pritchard), 37 No. 7 Tenn. B.J. 23 (2001). Cited: Parker v. Warren, 503 S.W.2d 938, 1973 Tenn. App. LEXIS 280 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1973); Fuller v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 545 S.W.2d 103, 1975 Tenn. App. LEXIS 207 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1975); Wilson v. Dake Corp., 497 F. Supp. 1339, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14130 (E.D. Tenn. 1980); In re Ashley, 5 B.R. 262, 1980 Bankr. LEXIS 4801 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1980); Motley v. Fluid Power of Memphis, Inc., 640 S.W.2d 222, 1982 Tenn. App. LEXIS 408 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982); Haverlah v. Memphis Aviation, Inc., 674 S.W.2d 297, 1984 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3389 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984); Higgs v. General Motors Corp., 655 F. Supp. 22, 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12146 (E.D. Tenn. 1985); Foley v. Dayton Bank & Trust, 696 S.W.2d 356, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2778 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); Mitchell v. White Motor Credit Corp., 627 F. Supp. 1241, 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30042 (M.D. Tenn. 1986); Paty v. Herb Adcox Chevrolet Co., 756 S.W.2d 697, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 302 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988); Board of Dirs. v. Southwestern Petro. Corp., 757 S.W.2d 669, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 22 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988).