Daughtrey v. Ashe

In this dispute between the buyers and the sellers of a diamond bracelet, the principal issues arise under the Uniform Commercial Code - Sales. Code §§ 8.2-101 through -725. Specifically, they are: (1) whether the sellers’ appraisal statement of the grade of diamonds on the bracelet is a description of the goods under Code § 8.2-313(l)(b), and therefore an express warranty; and (2) whether such a statement made the description “a part of the bargain” under Code § 8.2-313(l)(b), and therefore an express warranty, when the buyers did not know of the warranty until some time after the purchase…