Legal Opinion
Bocre Leasing Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1995PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*687OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
Plaintiff, a four-times-removed-downstream purchaser of a helicopter, may not recover from the original engine manufacturer under either strict products liability or negligence theories. Judge Wexler correctly applied governing New York law in dismissing the diversity action brought by plaintiff in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. We conclude that the reasoning of East Riv. S. S. Corp. v Transamerica Delaval (476 US 858) persuasively explains and points to the resolution of the policy determination underlying this dispute…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bellevue South Associates v. HRH Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Schiavone Construction Co. v. Elgood Mayo Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Schiavone Construction Co. v. Elgood Mayo Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Aikens v. DebowWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
- Daanen & Janssen, Inc. v. Cedarapids, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
- Wausau Tile, Inc. v. County Concrete Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
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