Geoff's fiancée, Susan, comes to meet his parents for the weekend. On Saturday morning, while using Geoff's mother's hair dryer, the blower short-circuits sending sparks across the guest room. Susan's angora sweater and her hands are covered with tiny burns. Susan's mother is a lawyer and wants her to sue the seller of the dryer. Can she?

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Trystan Baldwin

19 February, 19:23

Geoff's fiancée, Susan, comes to meet his parents for the weekend. On Saturday morning, while using Geoff's mother's hair dryer, the blower short-circuits sending sparks across the guest room. Susan's angora sweater and her hands are covered with tiny burns. Susan's mother is a lawyer and wants her to sue the seller of the dryer. Can she?

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Camille Logan · Answer 1

Yes, since she is a guest in the home of the buyer, the warranties would extend to her in most states.

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Geoff's fiancée, Susan, comes to meet his parents for the weekend. On Saturday morning, while using Geoff's mother's hair dryer, the blower short-circuits sending sparks across the guest room. Susan's angora sweater and her hands are covered with tiny burns. Susan's mother is a lawyer and wants her to sue the seller of the dryer. Can she? Yes, since she is a guest in the home of the buyer, the warranties would extend to her in most states. Most state now acknowledge third party beneficiaries of warranties and even seller's warranties extend to the buyer's household members and guests.