Legal Opinion
Hyundai Motor America, Inc. v. Goodin
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 2004No. 82A05-0303-CV-155PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary 1
Hyundai Motor America appeals a judgment against it obtained by one of its customers, Sandra Goodin. We reverse.
Issues
The issues before us are:
I. whether Hyundai is estopped from asserting that Goodin could not recover economic damages from it for breach of an implied warranty of merchantability because Goodin was not in privity with Hyundai; and . '
II. if Hyundai is not so estopped, whether Goodin may recover from Hyundai where the traditional concept of privity is lacking.
Facts
On November 18, 2000, Goodin contracted to purchase a new 2000 Hyundai Sonata…
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