Mexia v. Rinker Boat Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that section 11 2725 sets the statute of limitations for a Song-Beverly claim
• concluding that “[i]n the case of a latent defect ... the warranty of merchantability is breached by the existence of the unseen defect ... although [the] defect may not be discovered for months or years after a sale.”
• providing that an action for breach of warranty under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Cal. Civ.Code § 1790 et seq., has four-year statute of limitations
• recognizing claim for breach of the implied warranty of merchantability under the Song-Beverly Act, where plaintiff alleged that a boat he purchased contained a latent defect causing its engine to corrode
• not requiring knowledge of material defect to show breach of implied warranty under California law
• “The core test 24 of merchantability is fitness for the ordinary purpose for which such goods are used.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).