· 3/9/1999
STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. v. Ford Motor Co.
Citations
- 736 So. 2d 384
- 1999 WL 119330
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that, because the oil seal that permitted oil to leak and start a fire that destroyed the automobile was “an integral component part of [the] car[,]” the car could not be considered “other property” that would render the economic loss doctrine inapplicable
- “Contract law and the law of warranty are well suited to handle controversies in which commercial purchases do not live up to expectations of the consumer.”
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Judges: Thomas, P.J., Coleman, and Southwick
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