Legal Opinion
Long v. Jim Letts Oldsmobile, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 11, 1975No. 50355PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether Long may recover in tort against the manufacturer and seller of a new automobile for damages to the vehicle itself arising from defects in the engine. Long alleges that the engine was "running hot and blowing out the liquid in the radiator,” and that he took the car back to the seller on several occasions and that neither the seller nor the manufacturer repaired or corrected the problem, and that this condition persisted throughout his ownership. After 22 months and 27,000 miles of use, Long states that the engine was…
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