Legal Opinion
REM Coal Co., Inc. v. Clark Equip. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 1989No. 01661PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
This case presents the question of whether purely economic losses are recoverable in a product liability action between commercial enterprises and sounding in negligence and/or strict liability. We hold that they are not.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Appellee REM Coal Company owned a front-end loader used in its strip mining business. On February 25, 1982 the loader caught fire and was severely damaged. REM instituted this action against Clark Equipment Company, the manufacturer of the loader, and against Anderson Equipment Company, the seller of the loader. Appellant…
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- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Kassab v. SoyaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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