Georgia Code
Part 3 - General Obligation and Construction of Contract
§ 11-2-314. Implied Warranty: Merchantability; Usage of Trade

History. Code 1933, § 109A-2-314, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1.
Cross references.
Misbranding of pesticides or devices, § 2-7-53 .
Labeling of fertilizer, § 2-12-6 .
Misbranding of commercial feed, § 2-13-9 .
Standards for, labeling of, and adulteration of, food generally, T. 26, C. 2.
Products liability actions, § 51-1-11.
Civil action for knowing or negligent selling of unwholesome provisions to another person by use of which damage results to purchaser or the purchaser’s family, § 51-1-23 et seq.
Nonapplicability of implied warranties to blood transfusions and organ transplants, § 51-1-28.
Law reviews.
For comment on Felder v. Neeves, 36 Ga. App. 41 , 135 S.E. 219 (1926), see Ga. L. Rev. No. 1 P. 51 (1927).
For comment on Davis v. Williams, 58 Ga. App. 274 , 198 S.E. 357 (1938), see 1 Ga. B.J. 41 (1939).
For article discussing manufacturer’s warranty of merchantability and fitness under former Code 1933, § 96-307, see 10 Mercer L. Rev. 272 (1959).
For comment on Revlon, Inc. v. Murdock, 103 Ga. App. 842 , 120 S.E.2d 912 (1961), see 24 Ga. B.J. 271 (1961).
For article, “Sales Warranties Under Georgia’s Uniform Commercial Code,” see 1 Ga. St. B.J. 191 (1964).
For note discussing implied warranties in the sale of second-hand goods, see 17 Mercer L. Rev. 455 (1966).
For article, “Georgia’s New Statutory Liability for Manufacturers: An Inadequate Legislative Response,” see 2 Ga. L. Rev. 538 (1968).
For article discussing aspects of third party practice (impleader) under the Georgia Civil Practice Act, see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 355 (1968).
For note discussing products liability actions based on breach of implied warranty under the Uniform Commercial Code, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 164 (1969).
For article, “Consumer Protection Against Sellers Misrepresentations,” see 20 Mercer L. Rev. 414 (1969).
For comment discussing evolution of the implied warranty of habitability in sales of new homes in light of Humber v. Morton, 426 S.W.2d 554 (Tex. 1968), and criticizing absence of this doctrine in Georgia law, see 20 Mercer L. Rev. 464 (1969).
For article discussing interpretation of warranties under the Uniform Commercial Code, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 469 (1970).
For note, “Allowance of Punitive Damages in Products Liability Claims,” see 6 Ga. L. Rev. 613 (1972).
For note, “Buyer’s Right to Revoke Acceptance Against the Automobile Manufacturer for Breach of its Continuing Warranty of Repair or Replacement,” see 7 Ga. L. Rev. 711 (1973).
For article discussing the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 149 (1974).
For article, “Products Liability Law in Georgia: Is Change Coming?,” see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 353 (1974).
For article explaining the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, proposed in Georgia in 1973, see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 409 (1974).
For comment on Redfern Meats, Inc. v. Hertz Corp., 134 Ga. App. 381 , 215 S.E.2d 10 (1975), see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 347 (1975).
For article discussing modification of consumer warranty provisions of the U.C.C. by the Magnuson-Moss Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2301-2312) with special emphasis on attempted disclaimers, see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 1111 (1976).
For article discussing strict liability for defective products in Georgia, see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 142 (1977).
For comment on Fender v. Colonial Stores, Inc., 138 Ga. App. 31 , 225 S.E.2d 691 (1976), see 28 Mercer L. Rev. 751 (1977).
For comment discussing the prohibition of wrongful death suits under Georgia’s strict liability in Ford Motor Co. v. Carter, 239 Ga. 657 , 238 S.E.2d 361 (1977), see 29 Mercer L. Rev. 649 (1978).
For article discussing applicability of implied warranty provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code to construction contracts, see 28 Emory L.J. 335 (1979).
For article, “Buyer’s Right of Rejection: A Quarter Century Under the Uniform Commercial Code, and Recent International Developments,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 805 (1979).
For article discussing the applicability of warranty provisions under the Uniform Commercial Code to domestic solar energy devices, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 547 (1979).
For article surveying recent judicial developments in commercial law, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 13 (1979).
For article surveying developments in Georgia commercial law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 33 (1981).
For article, “Contractual Limitations of Remedy and the Failure of Essential Purpose Doctrine,” see 26 Ga. St. B.J. 113 (1990).
For article, “Products Liability Law in Georgia Including Recent Developments,” see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 27 (1991).
For annual survey article on product liability, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 177 (2015).
For annual survey on product liability, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 231 (2017).
For article, “Do’s and Don’ts When Handling a Product Liability Matter in Georgia,” see 25 Ga. St. B.J. 17 (Aug. 2019).
For annual survey on construction law, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 57 (2019).
For note, “Puppies, Puppies, Puppies: Why Georgia Should ‘Adopt’ a Progressive Puppy Lemon Law and Engage in Much-Needed Statutory Reform,” see 55 Ga. L. Rev. 431 (2020).