Chatfield v. Sherwin-Williams Co.

In this action to recover damages allegedly resulting from breaches of warranty in the sale of red barn paint, the jury found by a special verdict that defendant paint manufacturer breached an express warranty that the paint was “good barn paint” and the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. 1 It also found that the breaches were a direct cause of plaintiff’s damages; that plaintiff was negligent and his negligence was a direct cause of his consequential damages; that 85 percent of the fault causing such consequential damages was attributable to defendant…