Legal Opinion
King v. Hilton-Davis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 23, 1988No. 87-1716PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action brings before us once again the problem of ascertaining the boundary between tort and contract. We find that the plaintiffs’ product liability claims were for economic loss resulting from injury only to the product itself, and accordingly conclude that the principles of East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858, 106 S.Ct. 2295, 90 L.Ed.2d 865 (1986), which we predicted in Aloe Coal Co. v. Clark Equipment Co., 816 F.2d 110 (3d Cir.), cert. denied — U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 156, 98 L.Ed.2d 111 (1987), would…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Kassab v. SoyaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Aloe Coal Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Clark Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Shipco 2295, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Rodney Clark v. Delaval Separator CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Bohler-Uddeholm America, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation, a New York Corporation v. Ellwood Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation Ellwood Quality Steels Company, a Pennsylvania Business Trust Ellwood Specialty Steel Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation David E. Barensfeld, an Individual v. Bohler-Uddeholm Coporation, a New York Corporation Uddeholm Limited, a Canadian Corporation Ellwood Group, Inc. Ellwood Quality Steels Co. Ellwood Specialty Steel Co. David Barensfeld Bjorn E. GabrielssonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Casa Clara Condo. Ass'n v. Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Hou-Tex, Inc. v. Landmark Graphics, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
- REM Coal Co., Inc. v. Clark Equip. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Gunkel v. Renovations, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2005
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