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Atlantic Distributors v. Alson MFG

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 7, 1962
141 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1962)

Opinion

No. 61-585.

May 22, 1962. Rehearing Denied June 7, 1962.

Appeal from the Civil Court of Record, Dade County, Boyce F. Ezell, Jr., J.

Herbert Wall, Miami, for appellant.

Swink Swink, Miami, for appellee.

Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C.J., and HORTON and BARKDULL, JJ.


Defendant appeals a final judgment entered pursuant to a nonjury trial. The plaintiff recovered upon an implied warranty in the sale of personal property. Two points are argued. The first urges that a prima facie case showing the existence or breach of an implied warranty was not made by the evidence. An implied warranty of fitness for which an article is purchased arises as a matter of law where a buyer makes known to the seller the purpose for which he buys an article and relies upon the seller's skill and judgment. Berger v. E. Berger Co., 76 Fla. 503, 80 So. 296; Smith v. Burdine's Inc., 144 Fla. 500, 198 So. 223, 131 A.L.R. 115. We have examined the evidence presented and determine that all of the essential elements of such a warranty, and a breach thereof, appear. The weight of the evidence is not for this court to determine. Goldfarb v. Robertson, Fla. 1955, 82 So.2d 504.

Appellant's second point urges error upon objection sustained to certain questions on cross-examination. Since no proffer was made to the trial judge, we must hold that the rulings were not error. Ritter's Hotel, Inc. v. Sidebotham, 142 Fla. 171, 194 So. 322; Musachia v. Terry, Fla.App. 1962, Case No. 61-353, 140 So.2d 605, opinion not yet reported.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Atlantic Distributors v. Alson MFG

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 7, 1962
141 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1962)
Case details for

Atlantic Distributors v. Alson MFG

Case Details

Full title:ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTORS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT, v. ALSON…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 7, 1962

Citations

141 So. 2d 305 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1962)

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