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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 (2026)

Express warranties by affirmation, promise, description, sample

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(a) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows:

(1) 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.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(b) 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.  (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 112.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 56 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Alberti v. Manufactured Homes, Inc., 407 S.E.2d 819 (N.C. 1991).
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Alberti v. Manufactured Homes, Inc., 407 S.E.2d 819 (N.C. 1991). · cites it 24× “N.C.G.S. § 25-2-313 (1986) provides: (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…”
Bussian v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 411 F. Supp. 2d 614 (M.D.N.C. 2006). · cites it 8× “2d 588 (1982); N.C. Gen.Stat. § 25-2-313, cmt. 3; Solarz v.”
In re Nexus 6P Prods. Liab. Litig., 293 F. Supp. 3d 888 (N.D. Cal. 2018). · cites it 3× “Law § 2-313 (1)(a)-(b) ; N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 25-2-313 (1)(a)-(b) ; Ohio Rev.”
Pake v. Byrd, 286 S.E.2d 588 (N.C. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 9× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 (l)(a) (1965).”
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC v. McBride, 811 S.E.2d 640 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 (1) provides: (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…”
Riley v. Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., 426 S.E.2d 717 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 6× “Express warranty According to N.C.G.S. § 25-2-313, an express warranty is created when a seller makes “[a]ny affirmation of fact or promise .”
Kelly v. Georgia-Pac. LLC, 671 F. Supp. 2d 785 (E.D.N.C. 2009). · cites it 2× “2d at 338 ; see also N.C. Gen.Stat. § 25-2-313, official cmt. 2.”
Keegan v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 284 F.R.D. 504 (C.D. Cal. 2012). · cites it 2× “2d 439 (2010) (“A claim for breach of express warranty pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 25-2-313 requires proof of ‘(1) an express warranty as to a fact or promise relating to the goods, (2) which was relied upon by the plaintiff in making his decision to purchase, (3) and that this…”
In re Rust-Oleum Restore Mktg., Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Litig., 155 F. Supp. 3d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2016). “Law § 2-313 ; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 ; Ohio Rev. Code § 1302.”
Prichard Enter., Inc. v. Adkins, 858 F. Supp. 2d 576 (E.D.N.C. 2012). · cites it 4× “2d 390, 392 (1962) (per curiam) (quotation omitted); see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 (1)(a). Under North Carolina law, the elements of a claim for breach of express warranty in a sales contract are “(1) an express warranty as to a fact or promise relating to the goods, (2) which…”
Harbour Point Homeowners'assoc., Inc. Ex Rel. Bd. of Dir. v. Djf Enter., 697 S.E.2d 439 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” In addition, as we have already discussed, Plaintiff has asserted the following claims against Defendant: (1) breach of express warranty; (2) an alternative claim that Plaintiff is a third-party beneficiary of Defendant’s PrimeTrim warranty; (3) a negligence claim; and (4) a…”
Westover Prods., Inc. v. Gateway Roofing Co., Inc., 380 S.E.2d 369 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 6× “N.C.G.S. § 25-2-313 reads in pertinent part: (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 *72 of the basis of the bargain creates an express…”
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— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(1) — 3 cases
Coffer v. Stand. Brands, Inc., 226 S.E.2d 534 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
ITT-Indus. Credit Co. v. Milo Concrete Co., 229 S.E.2d 814 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
HPS, INC. v. All Wood Turning Corp., 204 S.E.2d 188 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(1)(a) — 1 case
McNair Const. Co., Inc. v. Fogle Bros. Co., 307 S.E.2d 200 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(2) — 5 cases
Prichard Enter., Inc. v. Adkins, 858 F. Supp. 2d 576 (E.D.N.C. 2012). “2d 390, 392 (1962) (per curiam) (quotation omitted); see N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313 (1)(a). Under North Carolina law, the elements of a claim for breach of express warranty in a sales contract are “(1) an express warranty as to a fact or promise relating to the goods, (2) which…”
ITT-Indus. Credit Co. v. Milo Concrete Co., 229 S.E.2d 814 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976).
Warzynski v. Empire Comfort Sys., Inc., 401 S.E.2d 801 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991).
Hall v. T. L. Kemp Jewelry, Inc., 322 S.E.2d 7 (N.C. Ct. App. 1984).
Sciandra (E.D.N.C. 2025).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(Z)(a) — 1 case
Sandra Ruffin Catherine Ruffin, by & Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, C. Timothy Williford v. Shaw Indus., Inc. Sherwin-Williams Co., 149 F.3d 294 (4th Cir. 1998).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(a) — 1 case
Taylor v. Volvo North Am. Corp., 451 S.E.2d 618 (N.C. 1994).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-313(l)(a) — 3 cases
Bryant v. Adams, 448 S.E.2d 832 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994).
Riley v. Ken Wilson Ford, Inc., 426 S.E.2d 717 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). “Express warranty According to N.C.G.S. § 25-2-313, an express warranty is created when a seller makes “[a]ny affirmation of fact or promise .”
Tyson v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., 347 S.E.2d 473 (N.C. Ct. App. 1986).
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