Hatcher v. ALLIED PRODUCTS CORPORATION

This case comes to us upon three questions certified from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Miriam Hatcher filed suit against John Deere Company and Deere & Company, maintaining the defendants were negligent and strictly liable for injuries she suffered on June 2, 1982 while using a product manufactured by defendant Deere & Company, and distributed by defendant John Deere Company. The District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on all counts on the ground that Hatcher’s claims are barred by OCGA § 51-1-11 (b)…