Beauchamp v. Wilson

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

Appellants, Plaintiffs below, were the purchasers of a “tractor” (a diesel truck that pulled semi-trailers). They sued International Harvester, manufacturer of the tractor, the Wilsons, owners of Wilson Motors, the company which sold the tractor to them, the Gibsons, (Mr. Gibson was sales manager of Wilson Motors) and their respective bonding companies. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of all defendants and after denial of their motion for a new trial, the plaintiffs appeal.

The pertinent allegations of the plaintiffs’ complaint were…