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DENTSON v. EDDINS & LEE BUS SALES, INC.

85-12.

491 So.2d 942 (1986)

Boncile DENTSON, et al. v. EDDINS & LEE BUS SALES, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

June 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Segall of Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, Montgomery, Edward B. Raymon of Raymon, Nathanson & Raymon, Fred D. Gray of Gray, Langford, Sapp, Davis & McGowan, Tuskegee, for appellants.

Thomas T. Gallion III, Thomas J. Travers of Gallion, Gallion & Wilkerson, Montgomery, for appellees Eddins & Lee Bus Sales, Inc.

Tabor R. Novak, Jr., Richard E. Broughton of Ball, Ball, Duke & Matthews, Montgomery, for appellee Blue Bird Body Company, Inc.

MADDOX, Justice.

This is a products liability/breach of warranty case, and is a case of first impression.

The specific issue is: Should the manufacturer of a bus used for "transportation of pupils" as provided for in Code 1975, § 16-27-1, et seq., install passenger seat belts in the vehicle? Because of the nature of the particular facts of this case, and the fact that the legislature has enacted legislation "[t]o promote safe transportation of...

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