Legal Opinion
Kyker Ex Rel. Kyker v. General Motors Corp.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1964PublishedCited by 14 opinions
(May Session, 1964.)
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dyee
In this opinion R. A. Kyker, Jr., suing by next friend R. A. Kyker, Sr., will be referred to as petitioner, and General Motors Corporation by name.
Petitioner sued General Motors and their dealer, Sevier Motor Company, obtaining a verdict and judgment against General Motors rescinding the contract on the sale of a new automobile on the basis of a breach of warranty. The Court of Appeals (Eastern Section) has reversed this action of the Trial Court on the ground, there was no privity of contract between petitioner and General Motors. We have granted certiorari.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- General Motors Corporation v. DodsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1960
- Cantrell v. Burnett & Henderson Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Simpson v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1937
- Thomas v. NoeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ford Motor Company v. LononTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- Salmon Rivers Sportsman Camps, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1975
- Ford Motor Company v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Olney v. Beaman Bottling CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- General Motors Corporation v. EarnestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
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