Leake v. Meredith

In this appeal, we must determine whether warranty provisions of Virginia’s Commercial Code § 8.2-315,1 which parallels § 2-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, are applicable to a chattel lease.

Plaintiff, Eugene Meredith, filed a motion for judgment against Alvin V. Leake, defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when an aluminum extension ladder rented from the defendant broke while being used by the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s motion for judgment was premised upon one count of negligence and another count of breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose.…