§ 2—314. Implied warranty: merchantability; usage of trade
(1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 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 contract description; and
(b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and
(c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and
(d) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and
(e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and
(f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.
(3) Unless excluded or modified (§ 2-316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 9A - Uniform Commercial Code
§ 2—102. Scope; certain security and other transactions excluded from this article
§ 2—103. Definitions and index of definitions
§ 2—104. Definitions: “merchant”; “between merchants”; “financing agency”
§ 2—105. Definitions: transferability; “goods”; “future” goods; “lot”; “commercial unit”
§ 2—107. Goods to be severed from realty: recording
§ 2—108. Miscellaneous health provisions; blood or tissue transfer services
§ 2—201. Formal requirements; statute of frauds
§ 2—202. Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence
§ 2—206. Offer and acceptance in formation of contract
§ 2—207. Additional terms in acceptance or confirmation
§ 2—209. Modification, rescission, and waiver
§ 2—210. Delegation of performance; assignment of rights
§ 2—301. General obligations of parties
§ 2—302. Unconscionable contract or clause
§ 2—303. Allocation or division of risks
§ 2—304. Price payable in money, goods, realty, or otherwise
§ 2—306. Output, requirements, and exclusive dealings
§ 2—307. Delivery in single lot or several lots
§ 2—308. Absence of specified place for delivery
§ 2—309. Absence of specific time provisions; notice of termination
§ 2—310. Open time for payment or running of credit; authority to ship under reservation
§ 2—311. Options and cooperation respecting performance
§ 2—312. Warranty of title and against infringement; buyer’s obligation against infringement
§ 2—313. Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample
§ 2—314. Implied warranty: merchantability; usage of trade
§ 2—315. Implied warranty: fitness for particular purpose
§ 2—316. Exclusion or modification of warranties
§ 2—317. Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied
§ 2—318. Third party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied
§ 2—319. F.O.B. and F.A.S. terms
§ 2—320. C.I.F. and C. & F. terms
§ 2—323. Form of bill of lading required in overseas shipment; “overseas”
§ 2—324. “No arrival, no sale” term
§ 2—325. “Letter of credit” term; “confirmed credit”
§ 2—326. Sale on approval and sale or return; rights of creditors
§ 2—327. Special incidents of sale on approval and sale or return
§ 2—401. Passing of title; reservation for security; limited application of this section
§ 2—402. Rights of seller’s creditors against sold goods
§ 2—403. Power to transfer; good faith purchase of goods; “entrusting”
§ 2—501. Insurable interest in goods; manner of identification of goods
§ 2—502. Buyer’s right to goods on seller’s repudiation, failure to deliver, or insolvency
§ 2—503. Manner of seller’s tender of delivery
§ 2—505. Seller’s shipment under reservation
§ 2—506. Rights of financing agency
§ 2—507. Effect of seller’s tender; delivery on condition
§ 2—508. Cure by seller of improper tender or delivery; replacement
§ 2—509. Risk of loss in the absence of breach
§ 2—510. Effect of breach on risk of loss
§ 2—511. Tender of payment by buyer; payment by check
§ 2—512. Payment by buyer before inspection
§ 2—513. Buyer’s right to inspection of goods
§ 2—514. When documents deliverable on acceptance; when on payment
§ 2—515. Preserving evidence of goods in dispute
§ 2—601. Buyer’s rights on improper delivery
§ 2—602. Manner and effect of rightful rejection
§ 2—603. Merchant buyer’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods
§ 2—604. Buyer’s options as to salvage of rightfully rejected goods
§ 2—605. Waiver of buyer’s objections by failure to particularize
§ 2—606. What constitutes acceptance of goods
§ 2—608. Revocation of acceptance in whole or in part
§ 2—609. Right to adequate assurance of performance
§ 2—610. Anticipatory repudiation
§ 2—611. Retraction of anticipatory repudiation
§ 2—612. “Installment contract”; breach
§ 2—613. Casualty to identified goods
§ 2—614. Substituted performance
§ 2—615. Excuse by failure of presupposed conditions
§ 2—616. Procedure on notice claiming excuse
§ 2—701. Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired
§ 2—702. Seller’s remedies on discovery of buyer’s insolvency
§ 2—703. Seller’s remedies in general
§ 2—705. Seller’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise
§ 2—706. Seller’s resale including contract for resale
§ 2—707. “Person in the position of a seller”
§ 2—708. Seller’s damages for non-acceptance or repudiation
§ 2—710. Seller’s incidental damages
§ 2—711. Buyer’s remedies in general; buyer’s security interest in rejected goods
§ 2—712. “Cover”; buyer’s procurement of substitute goods
§ 2—713. Buyer’s damages for non-delivery or repudiation
§ 2—714. Buyer’s damages for breach in regard to accepted goods
§ 2—715. Buyer’s incidental and consequential damages
§ 2—716. Buyer’s right to specific performance or replevin
§ 2—717. Deduction of damages from the price
§ 2—718. Liquidation or limitation of damages; deposits
§ 2—719. Contractual modification or limitation of remedy
§ 2—720. Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach
§ 2—722. Who can sue third parties for injury to goods
§ 2—723. Proof of market price: time and place