OGLESBY v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.

Nos. 98-825, 98-826.

730 So.2d 785 (1999)

James OGLESBY, Appellant, v. AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, etc., Appellee. Keith Oja, Appellant, v. American Suzuki Motor Corporation, etc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ginsberg & Schwartz and Todd R. Schwartz, Miami; Sams, Martin & Hollon, Jacksonville, for appellants.

Roth, Edwards & Smith and James A. Edwards, Maitland, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.


SHEVIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, James Oglesby and Keith Oja, appeal final summary judgments in favor of defendant, American Suzuki Motor Corporation ["Suzuki"]. We reverse.

Keith Oja was piloting a motor boat in which Oglesby was a passenger. Two new Suzuki outboard engines and a new steering mechanism had been installed on the boat the previous day. Oja had been breaking in the engines by running them on idle for several...

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