Opinion ID: 1774192
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Heading: the as is disclaimer

Text: Liability in warranty arises where damage is caused by the failure of a product to measure up to the seller's express or implied representations. Tex.Bus. & Comm.Code Ann. §§ 2.313-2.315. Curry County's ability to recover for the damage to the airplane turns on whether Mid Continent has eliminated the warranties applicable to the plane's quality and performance with the as is disclaimer. Curry County, knowing that the rebuilt plane had been wrecked and repaired, bought the plane as is, instead of with an express or implied warranty of its condition. Mid Continent made no representation of quality of performance of the airplane which would give rise to an express warranty under the Code. With regard to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness, Section 2.316(c)(1) of the Code provides for their exclusion with an as is disclaimer. Curry County does not argue that the as is disclaimer in this case in invalid for any reason under the Uniform Commercial Code. With that disclaimer Mid Continent has effectively eliminated the implied warranties involved in the sale of the airplane. The result is that Curry County has taken the entire risk as to the quality of the airplane and the resulting loss. Plaintiffs' cause of action against Mid Continent is severed from that against Bobby Shivers and Robert Hawkins, who did not appeal from the judgment against them. Judgment is here rendered that plaintiffs take nothing in their suit against Mid Continent. Dissenting opinion by POPE, J., joined by JOHNSON, J.