{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-314","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-314","heading":"Implied warranty: Merchantability; usage of trade.","body":"(a)\tUnless excluded or modified (G.S. 25-2-316), 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(b)\tGoods to be merchantable must be at least such as\n(1)\tpass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and\n(2)\tin the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and\n(3)\tare fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and\n(4)\trun, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and\n(5)\tare adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and\n(6)\tconform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.\n(c)\tUnless excluded or modified (G.S. 25-2-316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade. (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 112.)","path":["Chapter 25. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part 3. General Obligation and Construction of Contract."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_25/GS_25-2-314.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:47Z","sha256":"acb9cba486d5bef60035fec5219bac9e3105d59fc9050ff9010df82c00a46610","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-313","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-25-2-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}