Legal Opinion
Bodymasters Sports Industries, Inc. v. Wimberley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1998No. A98A0204, A98A0205PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
On March 30, 1996, Candice J. Wimberley was injured while using an inverted leg press machine manufactured by Bodymasters Sports Industries, Inc. She sued Bodymasters, asserting claims under OCGA § 51-1-11 for defective product design and failure to warn, as well as a claim for breach of the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose under OCGA § 11-2-315. The trial court granted Bodymasters’ motion for summary judgment on the claim for breach of implied warranty, but denied its motion for summary judgment on the other claims. The parties appeal each of these…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Hunt v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Beringause v. Fogleman Truck Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Weatherby v. Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Mann v. Coast Catamaran Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Beverly Cole Anita S. Perkins Jewell P. Lowe v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- Rubin v. Cello Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Vautour v. Body Masters Sports Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- Moore v. ECI MANAGEMENTCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Dean v. Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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