{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-2-314","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-2-314","heading":"Implied warranty: merchantability; usage of trade.","body":"(1) Unless excluded or modified as provided by section 42a-2-316, 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. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale.\n(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as (a) pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and (b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and (d) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and (e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and (f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.\n(3) Unless excluded or modified as provided by section 42a-2-316 other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 2*. SALES","PART 3*. GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_002.htm#sec_42a-2-314","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:14Z","sha256":"2017a2ef1a4565cbdd1dc86ff7a450db5a49f46a746ad4dbdb7445e51351ef46","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-2-313","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-2-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}