PRICE v. GATLIN AND COLUMBIA TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO.


241 Or. 315 (1965)

405 P.2d 502

PRICE v. GATLIN AND COLUMBIA TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reargued May 6, 1965.

Affirmed September 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison M. Weatherford, Albany, argued the cause for appellant. On the briefs were Weatherford, Thompson & Horton, Albany.

Ernest Bonyhadi, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Bonyhadi & Hall, Portland.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and PERRY, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and HOLMAN, Justices.


AFFIRMED.

GOODWIN, J.

This is an action for damages for economic loss resulting from the defective manufacture of a tractor. A jury found that because a new Ford tractor had failed to perform adequately the plaintiff had suffered $4,500 in damages to his business. Judgment was entered against the retail seller, but not against the wholesaler. (The manufacturer was not sued.) The purchaser appeals the judgment in favor of the wholesaler.

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