Terms Used In Missouri Laws 277.141

  • 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.
  • Livestock: cattle, swine, sheep, ratite birds including but not limited to ostrich and emu, aquatic products as defined in section 277. See Missouri Laws 277.020

If a contract for the sale of livestock does not contain a written statement as to a warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, the seller is not liable for damages resulting from the lack of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the livestock sold under the terms of that contract.