Rivera v. Berkeley Super Wash, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, Acting P. J.
The question presented is whether the contrast Statute of Limitations (which commences running at the time of sale) or the tort Statute of Limitations (which commences at the time of injury) is to be. applied in this case. The determination is crucial to the infant plaintiff since, if the contract Statute of Limitations is applied, he would be deprived of the possibility of proceeding under the doctrine of strict products liability recently announced in Codling v. Paglia (32 N Y 2d 330) and amplified in Velez v. Craine & Clark Lbr. Corp. (33 N Y 2d 117). The new strict-products-liability…
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- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
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- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
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