Legal Opinion
Datamatic, Inc. v. International Business MacHines Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided June 24, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-1652PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
SHAW, District Judge.
Now before the Court is the motion of defendant International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for summary judgment, alleging that the rights of plaintiff Datamatic, Inc. against IBM are limited to those of the original purchasers of the computer equipment at issue under IBM’s limited warranty. Datamatic contends that it cannot be limited to the original purchasers’ rights since it was not privy to their purchase contract with IBM, and that IBM’s limited warranties are contrary to Louisiana public policy.
In this case, plaintiff Datamatic, a computer service…
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