Legal Opinion
Dailey v. Major Pool Equipment Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Orders reversed, without costs, and the complaint dismissed in a memorandum: Although manufacturers of dangerous devices are required to make them free from concealed hazards and latent defects (Campo v. Scofield, 301 N. Y. 468, 471; cf. Inman v. Binghamton Housing Auth., 3 N Y 2d 137; Sarnoff v. Charles Schad, Inc., 22 N Y 2d 180), there has been no showing that there was anything defective or inherently dangerous about the swimming pool which was the scene of the accident. The record is absolutely barren of any evidence of negligence on the part of the manufacturer (see Telek v.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Campo v. ScofieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Telak v. MaszczenskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
3Cited by5 opinions
- Fleck v. KDI Sylvan Pools, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Smith v. StarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Mucowski v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Larchmont Nurseries, Inc. v. DalyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Richard Fleck Diane Fleck v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc., A/K/A Sylvan Pools Muskin, Inc. Nichols Swim Pools, Inc. James Hubert v. S.K. Plastics, Inc. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc. v. Atreo Manufacturing Co., Inc. Poseidon Pools, Inc. Poseidon Pools of America, Inc. Gibraltar Factors Corp. The Gibraltar Corporation S & v Pools, Inc. Esther Williams Swimming Pool Company Esther Williams Pools, Inc. And Esther Williams All Aluminum Swimming Pool Company Richard Fleck and Diane Fleck, (Two Cases). Richard Fleck Diane Fleck v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc., A/K/A Sylvan Pools Muskin, Inc. Nichols Swim Pools, Inc. James Hubert v. S.K. Plastics, Inc. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc. v. Atreo Manufacturing Co., Inc. Poseidon Pools, Inc. Poseidon Pools of America, Inc. Gibraltar Factors Corp. The Gibraltar Corporation S & v Pools, Inc. Esther Williams Swimming Pool Company Esther Williams Pools, Inc. And Esther Williams All Aluminum Swimming Pool Company Hoffinger Industries, Inc., (Incorrectly Designated as Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc.), (Two Cases). Richard Fleck Diane Fleck v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc., A/K/A Sylvan Pools Muskin, Inc. Nichols Swim Pools, Inc. James Hubert v. S.K. Plastics, Inc. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc. v. Atreo Manufacturing Co., Inc. Poseidon Pools, Inc. Poseidon Pools of America, Inc. Gibraltar Factors Corp. The Gibraltar Corporation S & v Pools, Inc. Esther Williams Swimming Pool Company Esther Williams Pools, Inc. And Esther Williams All Aluminum Swimming Pool Company Nichols Swim Pools, Inc., Richard Fleck Diane Fleck v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc., A/K/A Sylvan Pools Muskin, Inc. Nichols Swim Pools, Inc. James Hubert v. S.K. Plastics, Inc. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc. v. Atreo Manufacturing Co., Inc. Poseidon Pools, Inc. Poseidon Pools of America, Inc. Gibraltar Factors Corp. The Gibraltar Corporation S & v Pools, Inc. Esther Williams Swimming Pool Company Esther Williams Pools, Inc. And Esther Williams All Aluminum Swimming Pool Company Gibraltar Corporation, Richard Fleck Diane Fleck v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc., A/K/A Sylvan Pools Muskin, Inc. Nichols Swim Pools, Inc. James Hubert v. S.K. Plastics, Inc. Doughboy Recreational, Inc., a Division of Hoffinger Industries, Inc. v. Atreo Manufacturing Co., Inc. Poseidon Pools, Inc. Poseidon Pools of America, Inc. Gibraltar Factors Corp. The Gibraltar Corporation S & v Pools, Inc. Esther Williams Swimming Pool Company Esther Williams Pools, Inc. And Esther Williams All Aluminum Swimming Pool Company S & v Pools, Inc. And Poseidon Pools of America, Inc., (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992