Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Francis, J.

Plaintiff Claus H. Henningsen purchased a Plymouth automobile, manufactured by defendant Chrysler Corporation, from defendant Bloomfield Motors, Inc. His wife, plaintiff Helen Henningsen, was injured while driving it and instituted suit against both defendants to recover damages on account of her injuries. Her husband joined in the action seeking compensation for his consequential losses. The complaint was predicated npon breach of express and implied warranties and npon negligence. At the trial the negligence counts were dismissed by the…