Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!seismo!rochester!ritcv!dpm From: dpm@ritcv.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Implied(?) Contracts Message-ID: <406@ritcv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 15:55:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ritcv.406 Posted: Mon Jun 13 15:55:24 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jun-83 00:17:17 EDT Lines: 12 ----- News saved at Mon Jun 13 15:26:24 1983 I believe the Uniform Consumer Protection Act (or whatever it's called) clearly specifies that unless an agreement is explicitly stated BEFORE purchase, you cannot exclude merchantability and fittness for particular purpose. I know this is true in NY. In other words, unless part of the purchase order/contract, or written on the outside visible to the purchaser (which won't help you much if you sell by mail order), those exclusions are not worth the paper they are written on. Don McClimans (allegra or seismo)!rochester!ritcv!dpm