Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 7-2-313 (2026)
Express Warranties by Affirmation, Promise, Description, Sample.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
(1) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows:
(a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise.
(b) Any description of the goods which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description.
(c) Any sample or model which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model.
(2) It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as “warrant” or “guarantee” or that he have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller’s opinion or commendation of the goods does not create a warranty.
(Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43
cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Reid v. Unilever United States, Inc., 964 F. Supp. 2d 893 (N.D. Ill. 2013).
Reid v. Unilever United States, Inc., 964 F. Supp. 2d 893 (N.D. Ill. 2013). “5/2-313(2) (2012); Ala. Code § 7-2-313 (2) (2002); see also Weiss v.”
Brown v. Gen. Motors Corp., 14 So. 3d 104 (Ala. 2009). “[8] The various definitions of "express warranty" found in Ala.Code 1975, § 7-2-313, all relate to the inherent quality or specifications of the goods sold.”
La Trace v. Webster, 17 So. 3d 1210 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “The Breach-of-Warranty, Breach-of-Contract, and Fraudulent-Misrepresentation Claims La Trace first argues that the disclaimers relied upon by the Websters were not effective to bar his breach-of-warranty, breach-of-contract, and fraudulent-misrepresentation claims under §§…”
In re Rust-Oleum Restore Mktg., Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Litig., 155 F. Supp. 3d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2016). “See Ala. Code § 7-2-313 ; Cal. Com. Code § 2313 ; Colo.”
Shutter Shop, Inc. v. Amersham Corp., 114 F. Supp. 2d 1218 (M.D. Ala. 2000). “The law of express warranties is set forth in § 7-2-313 of the Alabama Code: (1) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows: (a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the…”
Harris Moran Seed Co., Inc. v. Phillips, 949 So. 2d 916 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006). “See §§ 7-2-313, -314, and -315, Ala.Code 1975.”
Ben Neff v. Nell Bilbro Kehoe, 708 F.2d 639 (11th Cir. 1983). “Ala.Code § 7-2-313 (1975). No reliance need be shown.”
Boyd v. TTI Floorcare North Am., 230 F. Supp. 3d 1266 (N.D. Ala. 2011). “Ala. Code § 7-2-313 . Any affirmation of fact relied upon by the buyer may be considered an express warranty.”
Hobbs v. Gen. Motors Corp., 134 F. Supp. 2d 1277 (M.D. Ala. 2001). “Code § 7-2-313. When courts apply such statutory language to statements made to buyers to determine whether an express warranty has been created, they often focus on the difference between statements of fact and statements of opinion or mere “puffing.”
Clark v. Jim Walter Homes, Inc., 719 F. Supp. 1037 (M.D. Ala. 1989). “1975 Code of Ala. § 7-2-313 (1984). Given this definition of express warranty, the substance of the allegations made by Wavie Clark in his deposition, and the factual dispute between the parties as to the applicability of Mosley, 439 So.”
Rhode v. E & T Investments, Inc., 6 F. Supp. 2d 1322 (M.D. Ala. 1998). “2 On January 7, 1998, Plaintiff commenced this action against Defendants in the Circuit Court of Dale County, Alabama, alleging, inter alia, breach of contract, breach of express and implied warranties, claims under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement…”
Skelton v. Druid City Hosp. Bd., 459 So. 2d 818 (Ala. 1984). “) Official Comment, § 7-2-313, Code 1975. "(1) This title shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(1) — 3 cases
Brown v. Gen. Motors Corp., 14 So. 3d 104 (Ala. 2009). “[8] The various definitions of "express warranty" found in Ala.Code 1975, § 7-2-313, all relate to the inherent quality or specifications of the goods sold.”
S. v. Pfizer, Inc., 471 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (N.D. Ala. 2006).
Grubbs v. Medtronic Inc (N.D. Ala. 2019).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(1)(a) — 3 cases
Harris Moran Seed Co., Inc. v. Phillips, 949 So. 2d 916 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006). “See §§ 7-2-313, -314, and -315, Ala.Code 1975.”
Lisk v. Lumber One Wood Preserving, LLC, 993 F. Supp. 2d 1376 (N.D. Ala. 2014).
Harman v. Taurus Int'l Mfg., Inc. (Consol. FOR DISCOVERY PROCEEDINGS) (M.D. Ala. 2023).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(2) — 3 cases
Brown v. Gen. Motors Corp., 14 So. 3d 104 (Ala. 2009). “[8] The various definitions of "express warranty" found in Ala.Code 1975, § 7-2-313, all relate to the inherent quality or specifications of the goods sold.”
Harman v. Taurus Int'l Mfg., Inc. (Consol. FOR DISCOVERY PROCEEDINGS) (M.D. Ala. 2023).
Grubbs v. Medtronic Inc (N.D. Ala. 2019).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(a) — 1 case
Harman v. Taurus Int'l Mfg., Inc. (Consol. FOR DISCOVERY PROCEEDINGS) (M.D. Ala. 2023).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(l) — 1 case
Tull Bros. v. Peerless Prods., Inc., 953 F. Supp. 2d 1245 (S.D. Ala. 2013).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(l)(a) — 2 cases
Mosley v. Wyeth, Inc., 719 F. Supp. 2d 1340 (S.D. Ala. 2010).
Fan Fare, Inc. v. Fourdel Indus., Ltd., 563 F. Supp. 754 (M.D. Ala. 1983).
— Ala. Code § 7-2-313(l)(b) — 1 case
Houston v. Bayer Healthcare Pharm., Inc., 16 F. Supp. 3d 1341 (N.D. Ala. 2014).
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