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BLW 201 TF SELF TEST CHAPTER 23 CLARKSON 11TH ED 091208



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

In sales law, a warranty is an assurance by one party of the existence of a fact on which the other party can rely.
 

 2. 

A warranty of title cannot be disclaimed.
 

 3. 

Only a statement made after a contract is entered into can be an express warranty.
 

 4. 

An expression of opinion by a seller will not usually create a warranty.
 

 5. 

A product is unmerchantable if an accident could arise in connection with the goods.
 

 6. 

Merchants are required to warrant that the goods they sell are fit for their ordinary purpose.
 

 7. 

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act modifies UCC warranty rules to some extent in consumer transactions.
 

 8. 

A contract can contain both an implied warranty and an express warranty.
 

 9. 

Express warranties displace all inconsistent implied warranties.
 

 10. 

An express warranty cannot be limited.
 

 11. 

A manufacturer's duty of care does not extend to the inspection and testing of products bought to incorporate in the final product.
 

 12. 

Privity of contract between the plaintiff and the defendant is required to bring a product liability suit based on any theory.
 

 13. 

A public policy underlying the imposition of strict product liability is that a manufacturer who makes an unsafe product should be put out of business.
 

 14. 

To avoid strict product liability, a manufacturer must make a product entirely safe for all uses.
 

 15. 

A manufacturer's liability to an injured party on a strict product liability theory can be virtually unlimited.
 

 16. 

To support the imposition of strict product liability, a product must be substantially changed from the time it is sold to the time an injury occurs.
 

 17. 

Only the manufacturer of a defective product can be strictly liable for an injury or damage caused by the product.
 

 18. 

A design defect is not the sort of product defect that will support the imposition of liability on a strict product liability basis.
 

 19. 

A seller must warn those who buy a product of harm that could result from the foreseeable misuse of the product.
 

 20. 

A statute of repose may limit the time within which a plaintiff can file a product liability suit.
 



 
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