Legal Opinion
Kenneth Gumbs and Yvonne Gumbs v. International Harvester, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 30, 1983No. 82-3341PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in a Virgin Islands products liability case requires us to determine the quantum of evidence necessary to make out a case of breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose under U.C.C. § 2-315, V.I.Code Ann. tit. 11A, § 2-315 (1965). Because under this cause
of action a buyer must prove that he actually relied on the seller’s skill or judgment in selecting the goods in question, and because at trial the plaintiff presented no such evidence, we must set aside a verdict grounded on section 2-315. The appeal also requires us to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Norwilton Murray v. Fairbanks Morse, Beloit Power Systems, Inc., in No. 78-2224. Cross Appeal of Norwilton Murray, in No. 78-2225Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Greeno v. Clark Equipment CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1965
- Bachner v. PearsonAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by142 opinions
- Judson C. Brewer v. Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation Quaker State CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Carmelita Elcock v. Kmart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Hyundai Motor Co. v. Rodriguez Ex Rel. RodriguezTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- John Boucher v. U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Bull v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
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