Danforth v. Acorn Structures, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that tort recovery is foreclosed in the absence of personal injury or damage to other property
• stating that the rule bars \the recovery of economic loss caused by qualitatively defective products\
• holding homeowner who brought tort action against seller of building kit for negligent design could not recover because deterioration of windows, door frames and exterior siding was strictly economic loss
• recognizing exception to economic-loss doctrine based on whether consumer or commercial transaction took place would defeat intent of legislature in adopting Uniform Commercial Code, which provides remedies to all parties involved in contracts for sale of goods
• distinguishing between product liability tort concepts and contract based warranty claims
• “[W]e find that the economic loss doctrine is especially suited to cases where privity of contract does exist.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

34 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Casa Clara Condo. Ass'n v. Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1993-06-24· cited 203×
• Calloway v. City of Reno
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2000-02-29· cited 150×
• Moransais v. Heathman
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1999-07-01· cited 149×
• Indemnity Ins. Co. v. American Aviation
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2004-12-23· cited 138×
• Association of Apartment Owners of Newtown Meadows Ex Rel. Board of Directors v. Venture 15, Inc.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 2007-07-31· cited 105×
• Alloway v. General Marine Industries, L.P.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1997-06-30· cited 94×
• Interim Healthcare, Inc. v. Spherion Corp.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 2005-02-04· cited 90×
• Oceanside at Pine Point Condominium Owners Ass'n v. Peachtree Doors, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1995-05-26· cited 88×
• Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard, P.C.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2010-06-29· cited 69×
• Stieneke v. Russi
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2008-07-01· cited 45×
• Kuhn Construction Co. v. Ocean & Coastal Consultants, Inc.
  D. Delaware· 2012-02-14· cited 31×
• Clarys v. Ford Motor Co.
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1999-04-27· cited 29×
• Stanton v. Bayliner Marine Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1993-12-30· cited 29×
• Southland Const., Inc. v. Richeson Corp.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-07-22· cited 24×
• Paquette v. Deere and Co.
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1998-09-04· cited 24×
• Fleischer v. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1993-11-30· cited 19×
• Prendiville v. Contemporary Homes, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2004-02-13· cited 18×
• Eagle Traffic Control v. Addco
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1995-04-12· cited 17×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Ford Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 1997-12-09· cited 11×
• RLI Insurance v. Indian River School District
  D. Delaware· 2008-06-03· cited 4×

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-16· cited 1,227×
• Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1982-02-19· cited 846×
• Seely v. White Motor Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1965-06-23· cited 667×
• Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint
  Supreme Court· 1927-12-12· cited 452×
• Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1965-02-17· cited 357×
• Clark v. International Harvester Co.
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1978-06-30· cited 159×
• 2314 Lincoln Park West Condominium Ass'n v. Mann, Gin, Ebel & Frazier, Ltd.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1990-05-23· cited 147×
• Oliver B. Cannon & Sons, Inc. v. Dorr-Oliver Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1973-09-18· cited 137×
• Morrow v. New Moon Homes, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-03-26· cited 134×
• Sullivan Industries, Inc. v. Double Seal Glass Co.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1991-12-27· cited 72×
• Cloud v. Kit Manufacturing Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-04-29· cited 65×
• Guardian Construction Co. v. Tetra Tech Richardson, Inc.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1990-08-15· cited 65×
• Russell v. Ford Motor Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1978-03-21· cited 62×
• Cline v. Prowler Industries of MaryLand, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1980-06-03· cited 60×
• Katner v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-09-20· cited 45×
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Curtiss-Wright Corp.
  New York Supreme Court· 1955-11-29· cited 42×
• Martin v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1976-02-19· cited 40×
• Oliver B. Cannon & Son, Inc. v. Dorr-Oliver, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1975-03-17· cited 31×
• Crowell Corporation v. Topkis Construction Co.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1971-06-11· cited 17×