Opinion ID: 876481
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Heading: Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Text: The Uniform Commercial Code provisions for these warranties are section 87A-2-314, R.C.M. 1947, for merchantability and section 87A-2-315, R.C.M. 1947, for fitness for a particular purpose. They read: 87A-2-314. Unless excluded or modified    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.    (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used   . 87A-2-315. 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. Most courts now follow the rule set forth in Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc., 32 N.J. 358, 161 A.2d 69, which holds the remote manufacturer liable for implied warranties. The evidence supports the district court's findings that such implied warranties did exist and they were breached.