Legal Opinion
Soaper v. Hope Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 6, 1992No. 1746PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge:
This is an action in contract for damages. In June, 1985, Whit Soaper purchased a color film processor and printer from Hope Industries, Inc., for $84,783.40. Soaper intended to use the machine in his film processing business. When the machine failed to function properly despite numerous repairs and parts replacements, Soaper sued Hope for breach of contract. A jury found Hope had breached an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose and returned a verdict in Soaper’s favor for $84,783.40. Hope appeals. We affirm.
At the time Soaper purchased the machine, Hope knew of…
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