West Virginia Code § 46-2-316

Exclusion or modification of warranties
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(1) 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 article on parol or extrinsic evidence
(section 2-202) negation or limitation is inoperative to the extent that such construction is
unreasonable. e
(2) 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 a writing must be
conspicuous, and to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fiutness 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 warrantties which extend beyond the
description on the face hereof."
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)
(a) unless the circumstances indicate otherwisse, 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 exclusioni of warranties and makes plain that there is no
implied warranty; and g
(b) 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
(c) an implied warran ty can also be excluded or modified by course of dealing or course of
performance oVr usage of trade.
(4) Remedies for breach of warranty can be limited in accordance with the provisions of this
article on liquidation or limitation of damages and on contractual modification of remedy
(sections 2-718 and 2-719).

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