Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that a warranty “simply means that the thing sold is reasonably fit for the general purpose for which it is manufactured and sold”
• stating that courts “do not hesitate to declare void as against public policy contractual provisions which clearly tend to the injury of the public in some way”
• setting forth the elements of a claim for breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
• invalidating auto manufacturer’s standard-form disclaimers of implied warranties because such disclaimers frustrated consumer protection legislation given that in modern times, “automobiles are a common and necessary adjunct of daily life”
• invalidating contractual provision exculpating manufacturer from liability for personal injury to purchaser of automobile
• invalidating contractual provision exculpating manufacturer from liability for personal injury to purchaser of automobile

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).