Jonathan B. Reisman and Brenda G. Reisman v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In the summer of 1980, Jonathan and Brenda Reisman purchased from General Motors (GM) two twin diesel engines for their yacht. On June 13, 1986, after experiencing repeated oil problems with the engines, the Reismans filed suit against GM, alleging that GM had been negligent and had breached its contract and warranty. The district court dismissed all three counts of the Reismans’ complaint, holding that under Florida law economic damages could not be recovered in a negligence action and that the breach of contract and breach of warranty claims were barred by the…
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