Legal Opinion
Kearney & Trecker Corp. v. Master Engraving Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 7, 1987PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
The critical issue posed by this appeal is whether the Uniform Commercial Code, N.J.S.A. 12A:1-101 to 10-106 (U.C.C. or Code), permits the enforcement of a contractual exclusion of consequential damages where the buyer’s limited remedy authorized in the contract of sale has failed to achieve its essential purpose. Despite a specific exclusion of consequential damages in the contract between these parties, the trial court instructed the jury that it could award consequential damages if the seller, acting under its repair and replacement…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Spring Motors Distributors, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Clark v. International Harvester Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1978
- S. M. Wilson & Company v. Smith International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- American Electric Power Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Adams v. J. I. Case Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1970
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Furst v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Trinity Industries, Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Furst v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- Rheem Manufacturing Co. v. Phelps Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2001
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