{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-2-314","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-2-314","heading":"Implied warranty — Merchantability — Usage of trade.","body":"(1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 6A-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:\n(a) Pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and\n(b) In the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and\n(c) Are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and\n(d) Run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality, and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and\n(e) Are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and\n(f) Conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.\n(3) Unless excluded or modified (§ 6A-2-316), other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.","path":["Title 6A Uniform Commercial Code","Chapter 2 Sales","Part 3 General Obligation and Construction of Contract"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE6A/6A-2/6A-3/6A-2-314.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:45:09Z","sha256":"92d9a80c41fdbd24d0c31605a45b2f5cb090a70466e09a67aed3487cace22b79","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-2-313","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-6a-2-315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}