General Motors Corp., Frigidaire Div. v. United States

I cannot agree with the opinion of the majority. The purchaser of a refrigerator got for his money, not only a refrigerator, but also the seller’s agreement that it would keep the refrigerator in good repair for a period of five years. This was an obligation over and beyond the usual manufacturer’s warranty of its product.

There is an implied warranty on every sale by a manufacturer that the article is free from defects in workmanship and material. Many times these defects can be discovered only from a use of the article, and in the custom of the various trades certain periods of time are…