New York Uniform Commercial Code Code § 2-314

Implied Warranty: Merchantability; Usage of Trade
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Section 2--314. Implied Warranty: Merchantability; Usage of Trade.\n  (1) Unless excluded or modified (Section 2--316), a warranty that the\ngoods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if\nthe seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind.  Under this\nsection the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on\nthe 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\n           description; and\n       (b) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality\n           within the description; and\n       (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are\n           used; and\n       (d) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of\n           even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among\n           all units involved; and\n       (e) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the\n           agreement may require; and\n       (f) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the\n           container or label if any.\n  (3) Unless excluded or modified (Section 2--316) other implied\nwarranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.\n

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