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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59470</law_id><section_number>8.2-317</section_number><catch_line>Cumulation and conflict of warranties express or implied</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.2">Commercial Code - Sales</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3">General Obligation and Construction of Contract</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Warranties whether express or implied shall be construed as consistent with each other and as cumulative, but if such construction is unreasonable the intention of the parties shall determine which warranty is dominant. In ascertaining that intention the following rules apply:</p></section>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Exact or technical specifications displace an inconsistent sample or model or general language of description. <a id="paragraph-217927" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2-317/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> A sample from an existing bulk displaces inconsistent general language of description. <a id="paragraph-217928" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2-317/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> Express warranties displace inconsistent implied warranties other than an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. <a id="paragraph-217929" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2-317/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1964, c. 219.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
