Legal Opinion
Consumers Power Co. v. Curtiss-Wright Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 13, 1986No. Nos. 84-5728, 84-5764, 85-5027 and 85-5047PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal from a jury verdict in a diversity action,1 we are presented with the important question whether a commercial party, such as the plaintiff utility, may recover under the law of New Jersey in strict liability for accidental damages to a defectively repaired engine. Consumers Power Company (Consumers Power), a Michigan public utility, sued in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and recovered a verdict against the Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Curtiss-Wright) for damages resulting from its defective repair of a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Spring Motors Distributors, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Washington Water Power Co. v. Graybar Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
- A.J. Decoster Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Naporano Iron & Metal Co. v. American Crane Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2000
- Hodes v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro ed Altri-GestioneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- National Property Investors VIII v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
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