2025 Session Last amended: 1989 session

§ 336.2A-216 — Third-party Beneficiaries of Express and Implied Warranties

Plain-Language Summary

A lessor's warranty, whether express or implied, reaches any person who may reasonably be expected to use, consume, or be affected by the leased goods and who is injured when the warranty is breached. This protection cannot itself be excluded, modified, or limited. However, any limit on the warranty that is effective against the lessee is also effective against that protected person.

336.2A-216 THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

A warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee under this article, whether express or implied, extends to any person who may reasonably be expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods and who is injured by breach of the warranty. The operation of this section may not be excluded, modified, or limited, but an exclusion, modification, or limitation of the warranty, including any with respect to rights and remedies, effective against the lessee is also effective against the beneficiary designated under this section.

History:

1989 c 232 art 1 s 2A-216

History: History: 1989 c 232 art 1 s 2A-216

Practical Notes

A person injured by leased goods may bring a warranty claim even if they are not the lessee, as long as they could reasonably be expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods. Keep in mind that any warranty exclusions or limits that bind the lessee also bind that person.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes