1. Unless excluded or modified (section 554.2316), 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
c. are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; 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 (section 554.2316) other implied warranties may arise
from course of dealing or usage of trade.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9944; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.16; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2314]
Referred to in §554A.1\n\n 554.2315 Implied warranty — fitness for particular purpose.
Where the seller at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for
which the goods are required and that the buyer is relying on the seller’s skill or judgment to\n\nTue Dec 09 22:02:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 554 (108, 4)
33 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, §554.2318\n\nselect or furnish suitable goods, there is unless excluded or modified under section 554.2316
an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9944; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.16; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2315]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §67
Referred to in §554A.1
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Notes of Decisions
Wright v. Brooke Grp. Ltd., 652 N.W.2d 159 (Iowa 2002).
· cites it 7× “Iowa Code § 554.2314 (1999). The plaintiff claims the cigarettes sold by the defendants were not “fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used” because the cigarettes were carcinogenic and addictive.”
Conveyor Co. v. Sunsource Tech. Servs., Inc., 398 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Iowa 2005).
· cites it 15× “Therefore, as to the “merchantable” goods element, the court looked to the governing act, Iowa Code § 554.2314 , a provision of Iowa’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), for guidance.”
Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. v. SMA Elevator Constr. Inc., 816 F. Supp. 2d 631 (N.D. Iowa 2011).
· cites it 5× “2d 463, 474 (Iowa 2009) (implied warranties of fitness for ordinary use or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose “arise by operation of law in connection with the sale of goods,” citing Iowa Code §§ 554.2314 (implied warranty of merchantability — usage of trade)…”
Van Wyk v. Norden Labs., Inc., 345 N.W.2d 81 (Iowa 1984).
· cites it 6× “The warranty of merchantability, Iowa Code § 554.2314 , is based on a purchaser’s reasonable expectation that goods purchased from a “merchant with respect to goods of that kind” will be free of significant defects and will perform in the way goods of that kind should perform.”
Dotts v. Bennett, 382 N.W.2d 85 (Iowa 1986).
· cites it 14× “This appeal concerning the sale of hay presents the issue inter alia of whether plaintiffs Gordon and Marie Dotts generated a jury question on their allegation that defendants Carl and Evelyn Bennett were "merchants", triggering an implied warranty of merchantability under…”
Wright v. Brooke Grp. Ltd., 114 F. Supp. 2d 797 (N.D. Iowa 2000).
· cites it 4× “Implied warranty of merchantability Iowa Code § 554.2314 governs warranties of merchantability.”
Ackerman v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 586 N.W.2d 208 (Iowa 1998).
· cites it 4× “At the time of the sale of the herbicide, the manufacturer was aware of the custom of rotation of crops year to year between soybean and corn and represented that the product would not carryover and damage corn planted in a subsequent crop year.”
Scott v. Dutton-Lainson Co., 774 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2009).
· cites it 2× “Wright held, however, that a claim for breach of implied warranty under Iowa Code section 554.2314(2)(c) "requires proof of a product defect as defined in Products Restatement section 2.”
Tomka v. Hoechst Celanese Corp., 528 N.W.2d 103 (Iowa 1995).
· cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 554.2314 (1993). Additionally, if the seller has reason to know at the time of contracting that the buyer is purchasing the goods for a particular purpose and that the buyer is relying on the seller’s skill and judgment to furnish suitable goods, there arises a…”
— Iowa Code § 554.2314(1) — 4 cases
— Iowa Code § 554.2314(2)(a) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 554.2314(2)(c) — 9 cases
Wright v. Brooke Grp. Ltd., 652 N.W.2d 159 (Iowa 2002).
“Iowa Code § 554.2314 (1999). The plaintiff claims the cigarettes sold by the defendants were not “fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used” because the cigarettes were carcinogenic and addictive.”
Conveyor Co. v. Sunsource Tech. Servs., Inc., 398 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Iowa 2005).
“Therefore, as to the “merchantable” goods element, the court looked to the governing act, Iowa Code § 554.2314 , a provision of Iowa’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), for guidance.”
Scott v. Dutton-Lainson Co., 774 N.W.2d 501 (Iowa 2009).
“Wright held, however, that a claim for breach of implied warranty under Iowa Code section 554.2314(2)(c) "requires proof of a product defect as defined in Products Restatement section 2.”
Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. v. SMA Elevator Constr. Inc., 816 F. Supp. 2d 631 (N.D. Iowa 2011).
“2d 463, 474 (Iowa 2009) (implied warranties of fitness for ordinary use or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose “arise by operation of law in connection with the sale of goods,” citing Iowa Code §§ 554.2314 (implied warranty of merchantability — usage of trade)…”
— Iowa Code § 554.2314(2)(e) — 1 case
Wright v. Brooke Grp. Ltd., 652 N.W.2d 159 (Iowa 2002).
“Iowa Code § 554.2314 (1999). The plaintiff claims the cigarettes sold by the defendants were not “fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used” because the cigarettes were carcinogenic and addictive.”
— Iowa Code § 554.2314(3) — 1 case
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