General GMC Trucks, Inc. v. Crockett

Smith, Judge.

Crockett, the owner of a GMC over-the-road tractor, had presented the tractor to General GMC Trucks, Inc., for repair work. Claiming negligent performance of the repair work had destroyed the tractor’s engine and cost him time on the job, Crockett sued General GMC for various damages, and won a jury verdict and judgment. General GMC appeals that judgment, and Crockett has filed a protective cross appeal. Finding no merit in General GMC’s appeal, we affirm the judgment and dismiss the cross appeal.

1. The pleadings and proof properly made out a case sounding in tort; therefore, it…