Legal Opinion
Velez v. Craine & Clark Lumber Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1973PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
This appeal seeks review of a jury verdict for injured plaintiffs based on defective scaffold planking when the recovery at the time of trial was predicated on a breach of warranty theory. The question before us is what shall be the effect of our decision in Codling v. Paglia (32 N Y 2d 330) under the doctrine of strict products liability.
In Supreme Court, Kings County, plaintiffs recovered a judgment based on jury verdicts rendered after separate trials on the issues of liability and damages. On appeal, the Appellate Division, Second Department, by a divided vote affirmed the findings of…
2Cited by55 opinions
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