Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Sales
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 10, 1976PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. The sole issue is whether § 2-318 of Tit. 7A, Code of Alabama 1940, Recompiled 1958, eliminates the "vertical privity" requirement in personal injury actions based on breach of warranty. We answer this question in the affirmative.
The question arose out of a suit brought by Winifred Laatsch Bishop and Marvin D. Bishop against Faroy Sales, a Georgia corporation, and Van Horn-Hayward Company, a Texas corporation, for personal injuries received by Mrs. Bishop when a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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