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Implied Warranty of Merchantability

January 9, 2015 by: Content Team

An implied warranty of merchantability is an “assumed” warranty that a product will work for the purpose for which it is intended. This implied warranty applies even when there is no printed or verbal warranty provided when the item is purchased. This type of warranty protects consumers from purchasing defective or misrepresented items. For example, if Greg purchases a heater […]

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Implied Warranty

January 8, 2015 by: Content Team

In the purchase of any item, there is an implied, or “assumed,” warranty that the product or real property is fit to be used for its particular purpose. Even when there is no written warranty accompanying the purchase of a thing, this implied warranty of purpose and merchantability exists. This means that, if a consumer buys a decorative lamp to […]

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