WELLCRAFT MARINE v. ZARZOUR

89-0012, 89-0092 and 89-0160.

577 So.2d 414 (1990)

WELLCRAFT MARINE, A DIVISION OF GENMAR INDUSTRIES, INC. v. Robert J. ZARZOUR. Robert J. ZARZOUR v. ECONOMY MARINE, INC., et al. The CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. v. Robert J. ZARZOUR.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Sforzini, Jr. and Michael A. Youngpeter of Sirote & Permutt, Mobile, for appellant Wellcraft Marine.

David A. Hamby, Jr. and James W. Tarlton IV of Brown, Hudgens, Richardson, Mobile, for appellant Cincinnati Ins. Co.

M.A. Marsal and C.S. Chiepalich and Clifford C. Sharpe, Mobile, for appellee/cross-appellant Robert J. Zarzour.

Richard L. Thiry, Mobile, for appellee Economy Marine, Inc.


MADDOX, Justice.

These consolidated appeals present substantive questions of law concerning the applicability of the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine ("AEMLD") and the law of implied warranty:

1. Does the purchaser of a pleasure boat have a remedy under the AEMLD if he suffers economic loss as a result of damage to the boat arising out of an alleged defect in the boat? 2. Was there privity of contract between the boat manufacturer...

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