Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 29, 1971No. 6114PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffith, J.
Plaintiff John F. McLaughlin sustained injuries as a result of the collapse of a ladder which was manufactured by the defendant White Metal and sold to the plaintiff by the defendant Sears. The Trial Court (Perkins, J.) granted the defendants’ motion for a nonsuit at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence and reserved and transferred the plaintiff’s exception.
The plaintiff testified that he purchased the ladder in the case at the Sears, Roebuck store in Claremont, New Hampshire in August of 1964. The ladder was aluminum and could be used as a seven foot step-ladder or opened up for use as an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dunham v. Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Jakubowski v. Minnesota Mining and ManufacturingSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Buttrick v. Arthur Lessard & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- Elliott v. LachanceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- Johnson v. Standard Brands Paint Co.California Court of Appeal · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Technical Chemical Company v. JacobsTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Raymond v. Raymond Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Moulton v. Groveton Papers Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
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