Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

In Kassab v. Central Soya, 432 Pa. 217, 246 A.2d 848 (1968), this Court abolished the requirement of vertical privity in actions for breach of warranty. Today the question is whether the doctrine of horizontal privity should likewise be abandoned. We conclude that the theoretical foundation which once supported horizontal privity has been undermined; we hold that lack of horizontal privity itself may no longer bar an injured party’s suit for breach of warranty.

Allegedly as a result of the explosion of a steam boiler on May 22, 1967, at his place of work, Ahmed…