Legal Opinion
Atlas Aluminum Corp. v. Borden Chemical Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1964No. Civ. A. 31422PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
Since Justice Cardozo’s classic opinion in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Company, 217 N.Y. 382, 111 N.E. 1050, L.R.A. 1916F, 696 (1916), the walls of the “privity” 1 defense have crumbled in most jurisdictions as to causes of action involving personal injuries or death claims. 2 Thus, in such jurisdictions a manufacturer may be held liable in personal injury or death claims to a sub-purchaser who has not dealt directly with the manufacturer. Under Pennsylvania substantive law, 3 this case raises precisely the issue as to whether a manufacturer can be liable to a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Western Seed Production Corp. v. CampbellOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Shatterproof Glass Corporation v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Hagberg v. City of Sioux FallsDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1968
- Taylor v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Western Seed Production Corp. v. CampbellOregon Supreme Court · 1968