Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
G

Gared Holdings, LLC v. Best Bolt Products, Inc.

991 N.E.2d 1005 (2013)

From our private database of 46,500+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Gared Holdings, LLC v. Best Bolt Products, Inc.

Indiana Court of Appeals
991 N.E.2d 1005 (2013)

  • Written by Sharon Feldman, JD

Facts

Best Bolt Products, Inc. (BBP) (defendant) contracted with Gared Holdings, LLC (Gared) (plaintiff) to supply pulleys for basketball-backboard systems. Gared gave BBP samples of pulleys it had been using but did not provide specifications or request a particular lubricated part. BBP had another company manufacture the pulleys. Gared’s engineering manager did not dismantle the samples BBP sent or do a rotation test and assumed BBP knew pulleys required the lubricated part because it was standard in the industry. BBP made two sales of pulleys to Gared and was willing to sell more pulleys if it had a buyer. The pulleys BBP supplied lacked the lubricated part, causing them to seize up and stop turning. The engineering manager made a detailed drawing of a pulley in case Gared dealt with another supplier that did not ordinarily manufacture pulleys. Gared sued BBP for breaching the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability. Ruling for BBP on both claims, the trial court found that BBP was a distributor and not a merchant and had made only one pulley sale, and that Gared failed to establish that it relied on BBP’s judgment in selecting an appropriate pulley. Gared appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Crone, J.)

Concurrence (Robb, C.J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 832,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,500 briefs - keyed to 994 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Sales

Key Terms