Lamb v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

In this case, the appellant alleged that the particle board manufactured by the appellee contained a defect which caused the board to “bubble.” The appellee refuted this allegation with the expert’s affidavit indicating that the “bubbled” particle board submitted for examination had a high moisture content and that dry particle board does not “bow or cup.” The appellee’s expert did not literally declare the absence of any defect, but I do not believe his affidavit is subject to any reasonable construction other than that the bubbling was due to moisture rather than any defect.

The appellant…