Legal Opinion
Hastings v. Chrysler Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 15, 1948PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShiextag, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when a storage battery in his Dodge automobile exploded. The battery was manufactured by defendant Auto-Lite Battery Corporation and was sold to plaintiff through defendant Chrysler.
The accident occurred on a cold dry morning (November 19, 1942) when plaintiff attempted to check the distilled water level in the battery. As he leaned over to inspect the water, it is claimed, he put his finger on the car and apparently made a spark of static electricity which ignited an accumulation of hydrogen gas at the top of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Egan v. Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- McEvoy v. LommelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- People v. RiccardiNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. FeldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Dolcin Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Mark v. Colgate UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Ithier v. SolomonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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