Calabria v. St. Regis Corp.

Plaintiff Calabria commenced this action for personal injuries alleging breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, the implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, express warranty printed on the injury-causing product and an oral expressed warranty of merchantability and fitness for intended use. Calabria, a deliveryman for Delia & Smith Beverage Corporation, was injured on December 10, 1980 when, in removing from a truck a cardboard box containing 12-ounce bottles of Black Horse Premium Ale, one of the handles of the box ripped and tore, causing him to lose his balance and…