Legal Opinion
MacK Trucks, Inc. v. Conkle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1993No. S93A0725, S93A0726PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
Appellee Daniel Conkle was injured in October 1988, after the tractor trailer truck he was driving overturned when its right frame rail broke. Conkle and his wife filed suit against appellant Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack), the manufacturer of the truck, alleging that the frame rail broke as the result of a fatigue crack, and that Mack was liable under product liability theories of strict liability and negligence. Additionally, the appellees sued Interstate Truck Leasing, Inc. (ITL), the repair facility for the truck, for negligently failing to maintain the truck and discover…
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