The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 3BCP
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Case summary: Person A.V. bought a product from the company A. The warranty of the product was one year from the date of purchase. However, after the expiration of the warranty of the product it stopped working. A.V. sued A for not meeting the quality expectation and performance of their product.
To find: The decision of the court in the given case.
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