Thompson v. Hardy Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick, Inc.

Cooper, Judge.

This is the second appearance of this tort claim by appellant-plaintiff, the passenger of a vehicle who was injured when the brakes failed and the vehicle left the road. See Thompson v. Hardy Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick, 203 Ga. App. 499 (417 SE2d 358) (1992), for the underlying facts. The following procedural history is relevant to the resolution of the instant appeals: Appellee-defendant Hardy Chevrolet, the dealership which sold the vehicle, was named as a joint tortfeasor along with the driver and the owner of the vehicle. The case proceeded to trial against all defendants. At…