§490:2-315 - Implied warranty: fitness for particular purpose. - Hawaii Statutes

     §490:2-315  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 select or furnish suitable goods, there is unless excluded or modified under the next section an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose. [L 1965, c 208, §2-315; HRS §490:2-315]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Tort and Insurance "Reform" in a Common Law Court.  14 UH L. Rev. 55.

 

Case Notes

 

  Where product is defective, even when seller does not detect defect, seller is liable under implied warranty of fitness for particular purpose.  66 H. 237, 659 P.2d 734.