This is a companion case to that of General Motors Acceptance Corporation v. Jerry,
The undisputed testimony in the instant case shows that one of the lighting plants was installed at the home of appellee Whatley, and that with some minor adjustments it gave fairly satisfactory service for a period of from six to eight months, so that there can be, and is, no question that it was adapted to the purpose for which it was sold, that of generating electric lights.
The contract of sale containing the following and no other warranty: "It is understood that the Delco-light Company of Dayton, Ohio, guarantees said Delco-light products against defective material or workmanship for one year from the date of delivery, except the starting battery on the Model 775 or 750 Delco light plant, which battery is guaranteed for 90 days." The plant sold appellee did not have a starting battery of either Model 775 or 750, but was Model 758, so that this exception from the general warranty lasting only ninety days did not apply to this sale.
It was therefore proper to submit to the jury the question whether there had been a breach of this *Page 380 warranty, although the article sold was a definitely known article of commerce upon the market. But in the submission of this question one of the instructions was modified by adding thereto this qualification: "* * * or that it was not a definitely known article of commerce upon the market and was not reasonably fit for the purpose for which it was intended."
Injecting this question into the case was error, for the reason that under the undisputed evidence the light plant was a definitely known article of commerce upon the market, and was reasonably fit for the purpose for which it was intended. This modification was objected to, and is erroneous, as it is error to give an instruction which permits the jury to make a finding which is unsupported by any evidence. Sherrin v. Coffman,
The judgment will therefore be reversed, and the cause will be remanded with directions to submit only the question of the breach of the written warranty.
