Johnson v. General Motors Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
This is an appeal from the lower court’s order sustaining appellee’s preliminary objections in the nature of demurrers and dismissing appellant’s complaint. Appellant contends that (1) she has standing to sue appellee for breach of warranty as either a buyer or a third party beneficiary under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), 13 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 1101-9507; (2) her warranty action is not barred by the requirement of horizontal privity; 1 (3) she has a cause of action in tort against appellee, manufacturer of an allegedly defective product, because she has sustained economic loss…
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