(810 ILCS 5/2-314) (from Ch. 26, par. 2-314)
Sec. 2-314.
Implied warranty: merchantability; usage of trade.
(1) Unless excluded or modified (Section 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.
(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as
(a) pass without objection in the trade under the |
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(b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair
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| average quality within the description; and
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(c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such
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(d) run, within the variations permitted by the
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| agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and
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(e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled
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(f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact
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(3) Unless excluded or modified (Section 2-316) other implied
warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2101 .)
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