Tennessee § 47-2-315 - Implied warranty — Fitness for particular purpose — Exception for certain livestock.

§ 47-2-315. Implied warranty — Fitness for particular purpose — Exception for certain livestock.

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. With respect to the sale of cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses, there shall be no implied warranty that the cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses are free from disease. Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-315); 1980, ch. 723, § 1. Prior Tennessee Law: § 47-1215. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, §§ 12, 14, 16; 13 Tenn. Juris., Food, § 5. Law Reviews. New Home Construction Liability (Jeff Mueller), 43 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2007). Note, Bailor Beware: Limitations and Exclusions of Liability in Commercial Bailments, 41 Vand. L. Rev. 129 (1988). Cited: Cumberland Corp. v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 383 F. Supp. 595, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11437 (E.D. Tenn. 1973); 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); 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); Edwards v. International Harvester Co., 688 S.W.2d 456, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2640 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); Foley v. Dayton Bank & Trust, 696 S.W.2d 356, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 2778 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985); Board of Dirs. v. Southwestern Petro. Corp., 757 S.W.2d 669, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 22 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988); Bill Brown Constr. Co. v. Glens Falls Ins. Co., 818 S.W.2d 1, 1991 Tenn. LEXIS 426 (Tenn. 1991); Hollingsworth v. Queen Carpet, Inc., 827 S.W.2d 306, 1991 Tenn. App. LEXIS 744 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991).