Legal Opinion
Busbee v. Chrysler Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 3, 1999No. A99A1425PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
A truck that Charles Busbee did not own but drove regularly for several months developed mechanical problems. Busbee sued Chrysler Corporation (“Chrysler”), the truck’s manufacturer, seeking special, general, and punitive damages, as well as attorney fees. The trial court granted Chrysler’s motion for summary judgment for the entirety of Busbee’s case. Because none of Busbee’s claims can survive as a matter of law, we affirm.
When viewed in the light most favorable to Busbee, the evidence showed that Busbee’s friend, Bernard Foster, purchased a new Dodge Ram pickup truck from a…
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