Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (2026)

Implied warranty; fitness for particular purpose

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Except as otherwise provided in this section, 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 select or furnish suitable goods, there is, unless excluded or modified under Section 75-2-316, an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose. Provided, however, with respect to the sale of cattle, hogs and sheep, there shall be no implied warranty that the cattle, hogs and sheep are free from sickness or disease at the time the same is consummated, conditioned upon reasonable showing by the seller or his agent that all state and federal regulations pertaining to animal health were complied with.

Codes, 1942, § 41A:2-315; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 2-315; Laws, 1976, ch. 385, § 2; Laws, 1981, ch. 430, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 513, § 2, eff. 7/1/1998.

Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 312, HB 96, 3, eff. 7/1/2014.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1975–2009 · leading case: Lacy v. Morrison, 906 So. 2d 126 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004).
Lacy v. Morrison, 906 So. 2d 126 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “" Lacy, therefore, argues that the transmission's subsequent failure, after pulling a trailer to Oklahoma, constitutes a breach by Morrison of their contract's implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, as codified in Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (Rev.2002). ¶ 14.”
Royal Lincoln-Mercury Sales v. Wallace, 415 So. 2d 1024 (Miss. 1982). · cites it 2× “Does the implied warranty of fitness, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-315 have present application? 3.”
George A. MacKenzie v. Chrysler Corp., 607 F.2d 1162 (5th Cir. 1979). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (1972) (as amended).”
Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Cross-Appellees, 512 F.2d 276 (5th Cir. 1975). “§ 2-315, 1972 Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315. The case was argued and the jury was instructed, however, only with regard to breach of an implied warranty of merchantability.”
JL Teel Co., Inc. v. Houston United Sales, 491 So. 2d 851 (Miss. 1986). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (Supp. 1985) by analogy suggests, in the context of the facts of this case, that Teel warranted that the copier was fit for the specific purposes communicated to it by Houston.”
Gast v. Rogers-Dingus Chevrolet, 585 So. 2d 725 (Miss. 1991). “.. (2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as * * * * * * (c) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used.”
Mercury Marine v. Clear River Const. Co., 839 So. 2d 508 (Miss. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (2000). ¶ 53. Given the circumstances leading up to the purchase of the motors, this warranty is entirely applicable.”
Austin v. Will-Burt Co., 232 F. Supp. 2d 682 (N.D. Miss. 2002). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315 covers the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.”
Johnson v. Davidson Ladders, Inc., 403 F. Supp. 2d 544 (N.D. Miss. 2005). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315. A caveat to the warranty of fitness for particular purpose applies when the good is merely purchased for the ordinary use of a good of that kind.”
Curry v. Sile Distributors & Investarm, S.P.A., 727 F. Supp. 1052 (N.D. Miss. 1990). “Since Curry purchased the rifle to use in an ordinary fashion, he cannot rely on Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-315 as a basis for recovery.”
Tucker v. Aqua Yacht Harbor Corp., 749 F. Supp. 142 (N.D. Miss. 1990). “Two implied warranties also attach to these engines: (1) an implied warranty of merchantability (Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-314); and (2) an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (Miss.”
Easley v. Day Motors, Inc., 796 So. 2d 236 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-2-315 (Rev.2000). ¶ 19.”
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