CATALDO v. LAZY DAYS R.V. CENTER, INC.

No. 2D04-3904.

920 So.2d 174 (2006)

Carol CATALDO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl Cataldo, deceased, Appellant, v. LAZY DAYS R.V. CENTER, INC., a Florida corporation, and Beaver Coaches, Inc., a foreign corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Eaton, Miami, and Wagner, Vaughn & McLaughlin, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Tracy Raffles Gunn of Fowler White Boggs Banker, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.


CASANUEVA, Judge.

This appeal presents an issue of first impression in this court: whether a seller of a used and reconditioned motor home can be sued in strict liability under section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts on the ground that it is defective and unreasonably dangerous. We decline to extend strict liability to those who do business in used motor vehicles. The supreme court, however, can exercise its common...

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