JOE SARTAIN FORD, INC. v. AMERICAN INDEM. CO.

79-301, 79-301A, 79-321 and 79-322.

399 So.2d 281 (1981)

JOE SARTAIN FORD, INC., et al. v. AMERICAN INDEMNITY CO., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Roby, Decatur, for appellant Joe Sartain Ford, Inc., in Nos. 79-301, 79-301A.

John C. Eyster of Eyster, Eyster, Key & Tubb, Decatur, for appellant Ford Motor Company in Nos. 79-321, 79-322.

Norman W. Harris of Harris, Harris, Shinn & Harris, Decatur, for appellee American Indemnity Company in Nos. 79-321, 79-322.

Robert L. Milam, Decatur, for appellee Billy Joe Dunaway in Nos. 79-301, 79-321 and 79-322.


FAULKNER, Justice.

These are appeals from jury verdicts and judgments in actions—(1) on a claim for damages to a truck, based on the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine, and (2) on a claim for damages for loss of use of the truck during the repair time. We affirm both.

In September, 1977, Dunaway bought a truck manufactured by Ford Motor Company from Joe Sartain Ford for $22,257.09. On February 27, 1978, the truck's engine caught fire...

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