Legal Opinion
Sprung v. MTR Ravensburg, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2003PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
In Gebo v Black Clawson Co. (92 NY2d 387, 392 [1998]), we explicitly left “for another day the task of defining the precise outer boundary of casual manufacturer status” that insulates certain sales from strict products liability. In a sense, that day has arrived. Because we conclude that defendant VF Conner, Inc. was not a casual manufacturer of the product at issue, and because issues of fact preclude summary judgment, we reinstate plaintiffs complaint against VF Conner and one of its owners, Gordon Bell (collectively Conner).
Plaintiff was employed as an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Diaz v. New York Downtown HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Michalko v. Cooke Color & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Sukljian v. Charles Ross & Son Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Hoover v. New Holland North America, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2014
- Gray v. R.L. Best Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Adeyinka v. Yankee Fiber Control, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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