(a) Words or conduct relevant to the creation of an express warranty and words or conduct tending to negate or limit warranty shall be construed wherever reasonable as consistent with each other; but subject to the provisions of this chapter on parol or extrinsic evidence (§ 4-2-202) negation or limitation is inoperative to the extent that such construction is unreasonable.
(b) Subject to subsection (3), to exclude or modify the implied warranty of merchantability or any part of it the language must mention merchantability and in case of writing must be conspicuous, and to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fitness the exclusion must be by a writing and conspicuous. Language to exclude all implied warranties of fitness is sufficient if it states, for example, that “There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face hereof.”
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (2)
(1) unless the circumstances indicate otherwise, all implied warranties are excluded by expressions like “as is”, “with all faults” or other language which in common understanding calls the buyer's attention to the exclusion of warranties and makes plain that there is no implied warranty; and
(2) when the buyer before entering into the contract has examined the goods or the sample or model as fully as he desired or has refused to examine the goods there is no implied warranty with regard to defects which an examination ought in the circumstances to have revealed to him; and
(3) an implied warranty can also be excluded or modified by course of dealing or course of performance or usage of trade.
(4)
(A) The implied warranties of merchantability and fitness shall not be applicable to a contract for the sale of human blood, blood plasma, or other human tissue or organs from a blood bank or reservoir of such other tissues or organs. Such blood, blood plasma, or tissue or organs shall not, for the purpose of this Chapter, be considered commodities subject to sale or barter but shall be considered as medical services.
(B) With respect to the sale of bovine, porcine, ovine, and equine animals, or poultry, there shall be no implied warranty that the animals are free from disease or sickness. This exemption shall not apply when the seller knowingly sells animals which are diseased or sick.
(d) Remedies for breach of warranty can be limited in accordance with the provisions of this chapter on liquidation or limitation of damages and on contractual modification of remedy (§§ 4-2-718, 4-2-719).
History. Acts 1961, No. 185, § 2-316; 1969, No. 41, § 1; 1981, No. 822, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 85-2-316.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law
Subtitle 1 - Uniform Commercial Code
Part 3 - General Obligation and Construction of Contract
§ 4-2-301. General obligation of parties
§ 4-2-302. Unconscionable contract or clause
§ 4-2-303. Allocation or division of risks
§ 4-2-304. Price payable in money, goods, realty, or otherwise
§ 4-2-306. Output, requirements, and exclusive dealings
§ 4-2-307. Delivery in single lot or several lots
§ 4-2-308. Absence of specified place for delivery
§ 4-2-309. Absence of specific time provisions — Notice of termination
§ 4-2-310. Open time for payment or running of credit — Authority to ship under reservation
§ 4-2-311. Options and cooperation respecting performance
§ 4-2-312. Warranty of title and against infringements — Buyer's obligation against infringement
§ 4-2-313. Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample
§ 4-2-314. Implied warranty — Merchantability — Usage of trade
§ 4-2-315. Implied warranty — Fitness for particular purpose
§ 4-2-316. Exclusion or modification of warranties
§ 4-2-317. Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied
§ 4-2-318. Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied
§ 4-2-319. F.O.B. and F.A.S. terms
§ 4-2-320. C.I.F. and C. & F. terms
§ 4-2-323. Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment — “Overseas”
§ 4-2-324. “No arrival, no sale” term
§ 4-2-325. “Letter of credit” term — “Confirmed credit”
§ 4-2-326. Sale on approval and sale or return — Rights of creditors
§ 4-2-327. Special incidents of sale on approval and sale or return