Legal Opinion
Long Manufacturing, N. C., Inc. v. Grady Tractor Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 25, 1976No. 52788PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. A cause of action in negligence for property damage to the defective personal property itself is cognizable under Code Ann. § 105-106. Eades v. Spencer-Adams Paint Co., 82 Ga. App. 123 (60 SE2d 543). See also Prosser, Law of Torts, 665, § 10 (4th Ed. 1971); compare with "economic” damages only, Long v. Jim Letts Oldsmobile, Inc., 135 Ga. App. 293 (217 SE2d 602).
The testimony for the plaintiff was that the design of the barn was "poor,” that it could have been designed to be stronger, that it was "under-designed” and of "marginal design”; the witness further testified…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Seely v. White Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Long v. Jim Letts Oldsmobile, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Hatch v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1958
- Massee v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Evershine Products, Inc. v. SchmittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Chemtrol Adhesives, Inc. v. American Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Mid Continent Aircraft Corp. v. Curry County Spraying Service, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
- The Flintkote Company v. Dravo Corporation, Diamond Manufacturing Company, Inc. And B. F. Diamond Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Ford Motor Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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