Parsons v. Honeywell, Inc.

JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge,

dissenting in part:

The question raised by this case is how far New York courts will go in imposing liability on manufacturers for their failure to anticipate misuses of their products. Since I do not believe that New York courts would go as far as the majority has gone in obliging manufacturers to pay for customers’ self-inflicted damages, I respectfully dissent from the Court’s judgment insofar as it remands the plaintiff's claim against Honeywell, Inc. for trial.

Honeywell manufactured a “heating unit” for a water heater fueled by liquid propane. During the…