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· 6/28/1976

Cornell Drilling Co. v. Ford Motor Co.

Citations

  • 359 A.2d 822
  • 241 Pa. Super. 129
  • 1976 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2510

How courts have described this case

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  • new truck unexplainedly catching fire was circumstantial evidence from which to infer defective condition in spite of lack of evidence of any specific defect
  • cases allowing tort claims for products damaged by sudden, unexplained fires
  • truck caught fire, couldn't determine cause but only driven 35 miles
  • sudden fire in unoccupied, sitting truck damaged cab
  • sudden fire in unoccupied, sitting truck damaged cab

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Judges: Watkins, Jacobs, Hoffman, Cercone, Price, Van Voort Spaeth

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