Torts
Products liability
4 case briefs on products liability in Torts, each with the citation in the book’s form. All Torts briefs
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., 111 N.E. 1050 (N.Y. 1916).
Did Buick, which sold the car to a dealer, owe a duty of care and vigilance to anyone but its immediate purchaser, so that the dealer's customer could sue it for negligence?
New York Court of Appeals
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
Greenman v. Yuba Power Prods., Inc., 377 P.2d 897 (Cal. 1963).
Was Greenman's warranty claim against the manufacturer barred under section 1769 of the Civil Code if he did not give notice of breach within a reasonable time?
Supreme Court of California
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
Barker v. Lull Eng’g Co., 573 P.2d 443 (Cal. 1978).
Did the trial court err by instructing the jury that strict liability for a design defect rests on a finding that the product was unreasonably dangerous for its intended use, or does Cronin's rejection of that term reach only manufacturing defects?
Supreme Court of California
Hood v. Ryobi America Corp.
Hood v. Ryobi Am. Corp., 181 F.3d 608 (4th Cir. 1999).
Under Maryland law, were Ryobi's warnings not to run the saw without its blade guards adequate as a matter of law, even though they did not say that removing the guards could let the blade detach?
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit