Cova v. Harley Davidson Motor Co.

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• holding that purchaser could maintain an implied warranty claim against remote manufacturer despite lack of privity
• holding, after extensive discussion, that Michigan law does not require privity in breach of implied warranty action, even if only economic loss is involved
• allowing owners of golf course to recover against manufacturer in strict liability for economic losses resulting from defect in golf carts
• allowing owners of golf course to recover against manufacturer in strict liability for economic losses resulting from defect in golf carts
• extending the rule of Piercefield and Spence, which eliminates the requirement of privity, to a claim of breach of implied warranty involving purely economic loss
• extending the rule of Piercefield and Spence, which eliminates the requirement of privity, to a claim of breach of implied warranty involving purely economic loss

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