Legal Opinion
Smith v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 16, 1998No. 1997-CA-002295-MRPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILLER, Judge.
Buddy James Smith brings this appeal from a summary judgment (Ky. R. Civ. Proc.(CR) 56) of the McCracken Circuit Court entered April 24, 1997. We reverse and remand.
On or about December 15, 1994, Buddy James Smith (Smith) purchased a new GMC van from co-appellee, Royal Oaks Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. (Royal Oaks), in Paducah, Kentucky. His employer paid for the vehicle as a retirement gift. During the first 4,800 miles, the van “stalled” three times on interstate roads while traveling at highway speed. In June, 1995, Smith took the van to Royal Oaks complaining of the…
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