Legal Opinion

Williams v. West Penn Power Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1983No. 51 and 52 W.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

These appeals question whether the statute of limitations for tort actions, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524(2) 1 or the Uniform Commercial Code (“Code”), 2 section 2-725 3 is applicable in suits brought under the Code that allege personal injury. We are not here reexamining the general question of the substantive right of a third party to sue under the Code for breach of warranty. Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co., (“Salvador F) 457 Pa. 24, 319 A.2d 903 (1974) disposed of that issue.

What is being urged is that either based upon a concept of privity or a theory of the nature of the…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  2. Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Kassab v. SoyaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  4. Spence v. Three Rivers Builders & Masonry Supply, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Ogle v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Pennsy Supply, Inc. v. American Ash Recycling Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  3. Indalex Inc. v. National Union Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Schmidt v. Boardman Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Goodman v. PPG Industries, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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