HARLEY v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

37041.

97 Ga. App. 348 (1958)

103 S.E.2d 191

HARLEY, by Next Friend v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 19, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton Hardin, Randall Evans, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Howell C. Erwin, Clement E. Sutton, Erwin, Nix, Birchmore & Epting, contra.


FELTON, Chief Judge.

1. The gist of the action as to General Motors Corporation is that General Motors was negligent in manufacturing and causing to be sold a machine containing a latent defect which rendered the machine dangerous when operated. A latent defect is one which could not be discovered by the purchaser, user or injured party by the exercise of ordinary care. By its very nature a latent defect ceases to be latent...

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