Legal Opinion
Cameo Curtains, Inc. v. PHILIP CAREY CORP.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Philip Carey Corporation (Carey) was the manufacturer of roofing materials which Universal Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc. (Universal), installed in 1968 on a building belonging to the plaintiff Cameo Curtains, Inc. (Cameo). The roof failed. Cameo brought an action against Carey, which, in turn, brought Universal in as a third-party defendant.
The action against Carey was based on alternative theories of negligence and breach of warranty. A jury returned a general verdict for the defendant Carey on the negligence aspect of the case, thus effectively relieving Universal of liability. On the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Town of Mansfield v. GAF Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
- Sullivan v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Sebago, Inc. v. Beazer East, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
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