Court Opinion

ID: 9783054
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-30 19:38:26.344701+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:35:19.407626
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THOMPSON, Judge,
dissenting.
¶ 27 A warranty in this context is a
written statement arising out of a sale to the consumer of a consumer good pursuant to which the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer undertakes to preserve or maintain the utility or performance of the consumer good or provide compensation if there is a failure in utility or performance.
Black’s Law Dictionary 1423 (5th ed.1979).
¶28 Earnhardt agreed to do warranty work if DaimlerChrysler, the warrantor, authorized and paid for it. Under the Act, a warranty can be in the form of a service contract, but it still has to be a warranty. Obviously, Earnhardt was not a warrantor here; DaimlerChrysler was obliged to make good on the car’s utility and performance. The trial court did not err, and I would affirm.