Legal Opinion
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 9, 1980No. Nos. 79-1433, 79-1434PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case presents an interesting question regarding the interface between tort law and contract law. Specifically, we are asked to decide inter alia whether, under Illinois law, a purchaser of a product pursuant to a contract may recover damages under tort theories of liability for the failure of the property to perform satisfactorily. The district court, in declining to grant the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, answered this question in the affirmative. As to this point, we reverse; in all other respects, we…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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