Legal Opinion
Lecates v. Hertrich Pontiac Buick Co.
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided April 24, 1986PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHANDLER, Judge.
Plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries. They charge the defendants with breach of implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability which allegedly applied to the automobile in which plaintiffs were injured. Pending are defendants’ motions to,dismiss. 1
I.FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs 2 were injured on February 27, 1982 when their 1980 Chevrolet Citation (“the Citation”) spun out of control after its brakes suddenly “locked up”. They claim the brake malfunction, assertedly a design defect known to both defendants,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Moore v. SizemoreSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
- Crooks v. HarrelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Boston Helicopter Charter, Inc. v. Agusta Aviation Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1991
- Heritage Resources, Inc. v. Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2009
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