(1) Words or conduct relevant to the creation of an express warranty and words or conduct tending to negate or limit a warranty must be construed wherever reasonable as consistent with each other; but, subject to the provisions of Section 7-2A-202 on parol or extrinsic evidence, negation or limitation is inoperative to the extent that the construction is unreasonable.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 7-2A-214
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Goods: means all things that are movable at the time of identification to the lease contract, or are fixtures (Section 7-2A-309), but the term does not include money, documents, instruments, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, or minerals or the like, including oil and gas, before extraction. See Alabama Code 7-2A-103
Lessee: means a person who acquires the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Alabama Code 7-2A-103
Lessor: means a person who transfers the right to possession and use of goods under a lease. See Alabama Code 7-2A-103
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Subject to subsection (3):
(a) to exclude or modify the implied warranty of “merchantability,” or any part of it the language must mention merchantability, be by a writing, and be conspicuous. Language to exclude the implied warranty of merchantability is sufficient if it is in writing, is conspicuous and states, for example, “There is no warranty that the goods will be merchantable.”(b) to exclude or modify any implied warranty of fitness the exclusion must be by a writing and be conspicuous. Language to exclude all implied warranties of fitness is sufficient if it is in writing, is conspicuous and states, for example, “There is no warranty that the goods will be fit for a particular purpose.”(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), but subject to subsection (4),
(a) unless the circumstances indicate otherwise, all implied warranties are excluded by expressions like “as is,” or “with all faults,” or by other language that in common understanding calls the lessee‘s attention to the exclusion of warranties and makes plain that there is no implied warranty, if in writing and conspicuous;(b) if the lessee before entering into the leasecontract has examined the goods or the sample or model as fully as desired or has refused to examine the goods, there is no implied warranty with regard to defects that an examination ought in the circumstances to have revealed; and(c) an implied warranty may also be excluded or modified by course of dealing, course of performance, or usage of trade.(4) To exclude or modify a warranty against interference or against infringement (Section obligation against infringement” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”7″>7-2A-211) or any part of it, the language must be specific, be by a writing, and be conspicuous, unless the circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade, give the lessee reason to know that the goods are being leased subject to a claim or interest of any person.(5) Nothing in subsection (2) or subsection (3)(a) or in Section 7-2A-215 shall be construed so as to limit or expand the lessor‘s liability for damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods.
