Legal Opinion
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Douglas Aircraft Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 1965No. Civ. 28225PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKingsley, J.
This is an action for breach of warranty in the sale of a commercial airplane. The buyer recovered judgment for damage to the airplane and the vendor has appealed. For reasons set out below, we conclude that the provisions of the contract of sale effectively insulated the vendor from the liability herein sought to be imposed on it and that the judgment against it must be reversed.
In October of 1955, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta), the plaintiff herein, entered into a contract with defendant Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (Douglas) to purchase from the latter a new DC-7 airplane, at a price of…
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