The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 672
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: SALES

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F.S. 672.314

672.314 Implied warranty; merchantability; usage of trade.—

(1) Unless excluded or modified (s. 672.316), 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

(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 (s. 672.316) other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-254.

Note.—s. 2-314, U.C.C.

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Amendments to 672.314

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 672.314

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 672.314.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION,, 603 B.R. 525 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2019)

. . . . §§ 672.313, 672.314, 672.315 (identifying only sellers of goods as the makers of express or implied . . .

PARKER, v. WAL- MART STORES, INC., 367 F. Supp. 3d 979 (E.D. Mo. 2019)

. . . . § 672.314 ; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 400.2-314 ; Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-314 ; Wis. Stat. § 402.314. . . .

IN RE GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION To, 348 F. Supp. 3d 797 (N.D. Ill. 2018)

. . . . § 672.314(2)(f) ; 810 ILCS 5/2-314(2)(f) ; Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2314(2)(f) ; Minn. Stat. . . .

THERMOSET CORPORATION, a f. k. a. v. BUILDING MATERIALS CORP OF AMERICA, a d. b. a. GAF LLC, a, 849 F.3d 1313 (11th Cir. 2017)

. . . . § 672.314. . . .

IN RE SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC LITIGATION., 233 F. Supp. 3d 776 (N.D. Cal. 2017)

. . . . § 672.314; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 106, § 2-314; N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 2-314; S.C. Code § 36-2-314; S.D. . . .

IN RE DIAL COMPLETE MARKETING AND SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION, 312 F.R.D. 36 (D.N.H. 2015)

. . . . § 672.314) Florida courts have held that proof of individual reliance is necessary to establish a breach . . .

ARMADILLO DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISES, INC. v. HAI YUN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURE CO. LTD., 142 F. Supp. 3d 1245 (M.D. Fla. 2015)

. . . . § 672.314(1). . . . Stat. § 672.314(2)(c); R.A. Jones & Sons, Inc. v. Holman, 470 So.2d 60, 64 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). . . .

SANCHEZ- KNUTSON, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY,, 52 F. Supp. 3d 1223 (S.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . express warranty (Section 672.313, Florida Statutes); implied warranty of merchantability (Section 672.314 . . .

NATURE S PRODUCTS, INC. v. NATROL, INC. FCC v. s FCC v., 990 F. Supp. 2d 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2013)

. . . . § 672.314). . . .

In TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION., 838 F. Supp. 2d 967 (C.D. Cal. 2012)

. . . . § 672.314); (4) Revocation of Acceptance (Fla.Stat. § 672.608); (5) Breach of Contract/Common Law Warranty . . .

JOVINE, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC. d b a Co. a d b a, 795 F. Supp. 2d 1331 (S.D. Fla. 2011)

. . . . § 672.314. . . .

PFM AIR, INC. v. DR. ING. HC. F. PORSCHE A. G., 751 F. Supp. 2d 1264 (M.D. Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 672.314 et seq.; (6) violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Fla. . . .

TECHNICAL PACKAGING, INC. v. HANCHETT O s, P. A., 992 So. 2d 309 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . merchantability ("a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale 672.314 . . .

M. COHEN, D. M. D. M. S. St. P. C. v. IMPLANT INNOVATIONS, INC. d b a, 259 F.R.D. 617 (S.D. Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 672.314, because the Implant Product was not fit for the ordinary purpose for which dental implants . . .

In McDONALD S FRENCH FRIES LITIGATION, 503 F. Supp. 2d 953 (N.D. Ill. 2007)

. . . . § 672.314(a)-(c); Md. Com. Law Code Ann. § 2-314(a)-(c). . . .

BIRD, v. CELEBRITY CRUISE LINE, INC., 428 F. Supp. 2d 1275 (S.D. Fla. 2005)

. . . . § 672.314, in pertinent part as follows: "(1) Unless excluded or modified (s.672.316), a warranty that . . .

LAMB, v. MATETZSCHK,, 906 So. 2d 1037 (Fla. 2005)

. . . See § 672.314, Fla. Stat. (1999); Sencer v. Carl's Mkts., Inc., 45 So.2d 671 (Fla.1950); Wagner v. . . .

BARNES, v. THE KELLOGG COMPANY, a s, a, 846 So. 2d 568 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . See § 672.314, Fla. Stat. (1999); Sencer v. Carl’s Mkts., Inc., 45 So.2d 671 (Fla.1950); Wagner v. . . .

PREMIX- MARBLETITE MANUFACTURING CORP. v. SKW CHEMICALS, INC., 145 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (S.D. Fla. 2001)

. . . Stat. 672.314 (implied warranty of merchantability) and UCC § 2-315, Fla. . . .

RASKIN v. COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., 699 So. 2d 1014 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . sale, seeming to completely insulate blood suppliers from any implied warranty actions under sections 672.314 . . .

METTLER, INC. a v. ELLEN TRACY, INC. a a, 648 So. 2d 253 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . UCC), the doctrine of caveat emptor has been modified by the implied warranties contained in section 672.314 . . .

BOSCARINO v. CONVENIENCE MARINE PRODUCTS, INC., 817 F. Supp. 116 (S.D. Fla. 1993)

. . . . § 672.314, which extends the seller’s warranty to “any natural person who is a guest in his home or . . .

H. PAPAS, M. v. UPJOHN COMPANY, a a, 985 F.2d 516 (11th Cir. 1993)

. . . . § 672.314 (1992). . . .

AMOROSO v. SAMUEL FRIEDLAND FAMILY ENTERPRISES, d b a a a a a a a s a, 604 So. 2d 827 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . See § 672.314, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

EASTERN CEMENT, v. HALLIBURTON COMPANY,, 600 So. 2d 469 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Under section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1989), if the seller is a “merchant,” which it clearly is sub . . . See § 672.314-§ 672.315, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

PINELLAS COUNTY v. INTERPACE,, 41 Fla. Supp. 2d 65 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . against Interpace was that the pipe breached the implied warranty of merchantability set forth in Section 672.314 . . .

STATE FARM INSURANCE CO. v. NU PRIME ROLL- A- WAY OF MIAMI, INC., 557 So. 2d 107 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . See § 672.314, Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .

CZARNECKI, v. ROLLER, Co., 726 F. Supp. 832 (S.D. Fla. 1989)

. . . Section 672.314(1), Fla.Stat., provides in pertinent part: Unless excluded or modified, a warranty that . . . Such a rule would render Section 672.314, Fla.Stat., meaningless. . . .

ASHLEY SQUARE, LTD. v. CONTRACTORS SUPPLY OF ORLANDO, INC., 532 So. 2d 710 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . original counterclaim asserted the existence of an implied warranty of merchantability pursuant to section 672.314 . . . Section 672.314 provides for an implied warranty of merchantability where the seller is a merchant with . . .

M. O CONNOR, v. KAWASAKI MOTORS CORPORATION, U. S. A. a a, 699 F. Supp. 1538 (S.D. Fla. 1988)

. . . Instead, Plaintiff contends that §§ 672.314 and 672.315 of the Florida Statutes, which are part of Florida . . .

McCORMICK MACHINERY, INC. v. JULIAN E. JOHNSON SONS, INC., 523 So. 2d 651 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . insufficient to disclaim the implied warranty of “merchantability,” under the Uniform Commercial Code, section 672.314 . . . merchant, the law imposes a contractual term promising quality; i.e., the goods must be merchantable. § 672.314 . . . Although the UCC does not define “merchantability,” section 672.314(2) sets minimum standards for merchantability . . .

RYAN, v. ATLANTIC FERTILIZER CHEMICAL COMPANY,, 515 So. 2d 324 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . may have had a viable claim for breach of implied warranty of merchantability, pursuant to section 672.314 . . .

CARLSON v. ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 693 F. Supp. 1073 (S.D. Fla. 1987)

. . . Florida Statute § 672.314 states that “[ujnless excluded or modified (s. 672.316), a warranty that the . . .

SEITZ, v. ZAC SMITH COMPANY, INC. E. R., 500 So. 2d 706 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . seal, coat and restrip private roadway was not a transaction in good within the meaning of section 672.314 . . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1981) provides an implied warranty of merchantability for goods sold . . .

McQUISTON v. K- MART CORPORATION, a, 796 F.2d 1346 (11th Cir. 1986)

. . . . § 672.314, provides that “a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract . . .

In BOB RIGBY, INC. BOB RIGBY, INC. v. EAGLE CRUSHER, INC., 62 B.R. 900 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1986)

. . . . § 672.314; Pennington Grain and Seed, Inc. v. Tuten, 422 So.2d 948 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). . . . Stat. § 672.314 (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as: (a) Pass without objection in . . .

KOSEN v. CURTIS FIELD, INC., 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 18 (Palm Beach Cty. Ct. 1986)

. . . . §§ 672.104(1), 672.314, Fla. Stat. (1985). . . . is axiomatic that couches emitting noxious odors are not merchantable within the meaning of Section 672.314 . . .

JACKSON, R. v. L. A. W. CONTRACTING CORPORATION,, 481 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . Accordingly, the contractor's work was not a transaction in goods within the meaning of section 672.314 . . .

L. C. CRAWFORD, v. GOLD KIST, INC. a, 614 F. Supp. 682 (M.D. Fla. 1985)

. . . Amended Complaint is an action for breach of implied warranty of merchantability, pursuant to Section 672.314 . . . of an implied warranty of merchantability, raised in Count I of the Complaint, is based on Section 672.314 . . . published in the ’81 Agronomy Facts, the Court finds the Coker 747 merchantable as defined by Section 672.314 . . .

R. A. JONES SONS, INC. a v. HOLMAN, A. Jr. E. a a FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a v. R. A. JONES SONS, INC. a, 470 So. 2d 60 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1975), provides that in a contract for the sale of goods where the . . . 672.-103(d), Fla.Stat. (1975), and a “merchant,” see § 672.104(1), Fla.Stat. (1975), under Section 672.314 . . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1975), states: "(1) Unless excluded or modified (s. 672.316), a warranty . . .

PERRY, v. LUBY CHEVROLET, INC., 446 So. 2d 1150 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Uniform Commercial Code, § 672.314, Fla. . . .

GAF CORPORATION, v. ZACK COMPANY,, 445 So. 2d 350 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . be an action for breach of implied warranty of merchantability under the Uniform Commercial Code [§ 672.314 . . .

ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY, A DIVISION OF LITTON BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC. a v. XEROGRAPHIC SUPPLIES CORPORATION, a, 719 F.2d 1092 (11th Cir. 1983)

. . . . § 672.314, the RBC-I’s must have passed without objection in the trade under the contract description . . . Fla.Stat.Ann. § 672.314(2) provides: (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as: (a) Pass . . .

J. CONKLIN, v. Y. HURLEY, J., 428 So. 2d 654 (Fla. 1983)

. . . . § 672.314, Fla.Stat. (1981). . See, e.g., Vanderschrier v. . . .

TAYLOR J. v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. a Co. a, 555 F. Supp. 59 (M.D. Fla. 1982)

. . . the area of implied warranties, it is clear to this Court that the Florida Uniform Commercial Code, § 672.314 . . . the sale of the subject motorcycle were “seller’s warranties” falling squarely within the ambit of § 672.314 . . .

FIRST NEW ENGLAND FINANCIAL CORPORATION, f u b o v. R. WOFFARD,, 421 So. 2d 590 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . Sec. 672.314, Fla.Stat. . . .

HALL TRUCK SALES, INC. v. WILDER MOBILE HOMES, INC., 402 So. 2d 1299 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes (1979), provides: Unless excluded or modified, a warranty that the . . .

BERT SMITH OLDSMOBILE, INC. v. B. FRANKLIN,, 400 So. 2d 1235 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . . §§ 672.314-.315, Fla.Stat. (1979); Knipp v. Weinbaum, 351 So.2d 1081 (Fla.3d DC A 1977). . . .

In A. VINCENT A. MAAS BROTHERS, INC. a v. A. VINCENT A., 10 B.R. 549 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1981)

. . . Section 672.314 of the Florida Statutes makes every seller of goods who is a merchant with respect to . . . Chapter 672.314(2) defines the term “merchantability” and states that it includes an implied warranty . . . failed to establish that the carpeting and draperies were not merchantable within the meaning of § 672.314 . . .

J. CASSISI E. v. MAYTAG COMPANY, a a, 396 So. 2d 1140 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . The Restatement’s standard should be compared to Section 672.314(3), Florida Statutes (1979) (UCC 2-314 . . .

FUQUAY, v. REVELS MOTORS, INC., 389 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . (emphasis ours) Sections 672.314 and 672.315, Florida Statutes, provide for implied warranties of merchantability . . . Comment 3 to § 672.314, Florida Statutes, 19A Florida Statutes Annotated 222 (1966). . . .

HI NEIGHBOR ENTERPRISES, INC. a E. A. H. v. BURROUGHS CORPORATION, a, 492 F. Supp. 823 (N.D. Fla. 1980)

. . . . § 672.314, Fla.Stat. (1977) . § 672.315, Fla.Stat. (1977) . . . .

HURD, v. MUNFORD, INCORPORATED, a d b a, 378 So. 2d 86 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . Section 672.314 states in pertinent part: (1) . . .a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is . . . Even in the absence of Section 526.141, I think the provisions of Section 672.314 are susceptible to . . . The answer lies, I think, in our construction of Section 672.314. . . .

NICOLODI, v. HARLEY- DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC., 370 So. 2d 68 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . See §§ 672.314-315, Fla.Stat. (1977). . . .

ARVIDA CORPORATION, a v. A. J. INDUSTRIES, INC., 370 So. 2d 809 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . . (§ 672.314, Fla.Stat.) . . . The allegations against the repair company are not argued by Arvida to come within § 672.314, Fla.Stat . . .

ESTATE C. HARPER H. H. E. D. v. ORLANDO FUNERAL HOME, INC. d b a, 366 So. 2d 126 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . (See F.S. 672.314; F.S. 672.315; F.S. 672.714 and F.S. 672.715). . . .

F. LEE, M. Jr. v. C P SERVICE CORPORATION, 363 So. 2d 586 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . sections of the Uniform Commercial Code relating to implied warranty relied on by appellant [Sections 672.314 . . .

CARDOZO v. TRUE a k a A. s, 342 So. 2d 1053 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . IS A RETAIL BOOK DEALER LIABLE UNDER SECTION 672.314, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO A PURCHASER OF A COOKBOOK . . . Plaintiffs argue that the first question is controlled by the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.), Section 672.314 . . . Section 672.314, Florida Statutes provides: (1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 672.316), a warranty that . . . Section 672.314(1), Florida Statutes. . . . From reading Section 672.314(2), the requirement of merchantability most relevant here is (c), which . . .

JOHN H. PHIPPS BROADCASTING STATIONS, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO., 45 Fla. Supp. 82 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1976)

. . . This constitutes a breach of the implied warranty of merchantability under Section 672.314(2)(c), Florida . . .

SHEPPARD v. REVLON, INC., 267 So. 2d 662 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . constituted a sale and is subject to the implied warranties of merchantability or of ordinary use, § 672.314 . . .

GABLE, v. SILVER, 258 So. 2d 11 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972)

. . . Ch. 672.314, F.S.1969, F.S.A. and Ch. 672.315, F.S.1969, F.S.A. 672.314 Implied warranty: merchantability . . .

A. BARRY S. v. IVARSON INCORPORATED, a, 249 So. 2d 44 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1971)

. . . . § 672.314 (1969), F.S.A. . . . . § 672.314 (1969), F.S.A., thereby circumventing the privity requirement which would otherwise be encountered . . .