Cohutta Mills, Inc. v. Dover Carpets

INGRAM, Judge.

Larry Peterson, a small boat manufacturer in Jackson Gap, Alabama, purchased carpet to cover the decking of boats over a several-month period in 1984. Peterson purchased the carpet from Dover Carpets, who had acquired it from Cohutta Mills, Inc. Peterson used the marine carpet in approximately fifty (50) boats before receiving complaints that the carpet was disintegrating when exposed to the elements. Peterson informed Dover Carpets of the problems, who in turn informed Cohutta Mills, Inc.

On January 23, 1986, Peterson filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Tallapoo-sa County…