Western Equipment Co. Inc. v. Sheridan Iron Works, Inc.

THOMAS, Justice.

The question raised by this appeal is whether privity of contract is required or is not required in an action by a remote pur chaser against a manufacturer to recover an economic loss. The district court held that privity of contract is required, and it granted a summary judgment to the manufacturer. We shall hold that privity of contract is not necessary in such an action. The summary judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded to the district court for trial in accordance with the views expressed in this opinion.

We first identify the dramatis personae as follows:

Sheridan…