Opinion ID: 1148543
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Heading: Dismissal as to Manufacturer

Text: Concerning the trial court's dismissal of the claim of breach of warranty against the third-party defendant, the manufacturer, Condor Coach Corporation, defendant is in the difficult position of insisting on the one hand that the motor home was in good condition, and on the other, that there were defects therein attributable to the manufacturer. However, as between these two parties the important point is that the warranty was limited to 12 months, or 12,000 miles, whichever occurred first. The indisputable fact and the insuperable obstacle to defendant's recovery against Condor, is that it had purchased the vehicle two years previously. With respect thereto, the trial court made this observation which reflected a correct analysis of the situation between those parties and justified the dismissal of the action as against Condor: ... You can't say that two years later, 7,800 miles later ... that Condor can be held to say that when Larson Motor sells that to the Christophers that Condor is still warranting that vehicle merchantable. You just can't stretch that warranty of Condor's over that period, and say that as of the day they sold it to the Christophers that warranty was binding on Condor. On the basis of what has been said herein, the judgment dismissing the defendant's cross-complaint against Condor and the judgment on the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant, Larson Ford, are affirmed. Costs to plaintiffs (respondents). HENRIOD, C.J., and ELLETT, MAUGHAN, and WILKINS, JJ., concur.