Bay State-Spray & Provincetown Steamship, Inc. v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

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• finding that action for lost profits and costs of repair concerning defective steamship engines was governed by U.C.C. statute of limitations rather than products liability limitations period
• finding that action for lost profits and costs of repair concerning defective steamship engines was governed by U.C.C. statute of limitations rather than products liability limitations period
• noting that section 2-318 parallels the tort statute of limitations
• breach of implied warranty where malfunction of a ship’s engine resulted in lost profits and required repair costs
• “[W]hen [contract-based] economic loss is the only damage claimed, recovery is not allowed in tort-based strict liability ... or in negligence.”
• when economic loss is only damage claimed, recovery not allowed in tort-based strict liability or negligence

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