Industrial Uniform Rental Co. v. International Harvester Co.

JOHNSON, Judge:

The question before this court is whether Pennsylvania courts should recognize a claim in strict liability1 for recov*67ery of economic losses,2 where the injury is only in the deterioration of the product itself, and is not the result of a defect causing some untoward occurrence thereby damaging the product.

In September 1971 Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. purchased a certain number of trucks from International Harvester Co. In October 1971 the appellant corporations,Industrial Uniform Rental Co., Inc. and Stork Diaper Service, Inc., leased the trucks from Avis -for use in their…