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· 7/7/1980

Johnson v. Hockessin Tractor, Inc.

Citations

  • 420 A.2d 154
  • 29 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 477
  • 1980 Del. LEXIS 412

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that § 2-725 applies to breach of implied warranty actions as well as express warranty actions.
  • holding that “it [is] completely logical that a statutory remedy have its period of limitation governed by the limitation provision of the [s]tatute that created the remedy”
  • observing that economic injury can be alleged under a breach of implied war- ranty in Delaware
  • adopting majority rule that the U.C.C.’s statute of limitations applies to a breach of implied warranty action where personal injury is also alleged
  • The doctrine of strict liability has been pre-empted in this State in sales cases by the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code
  • “[T]he doctrine of strict tort liability has been preempted in this State in sales cases by the General Assembly’s adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code.”

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Judges: Herrmann, McNEILLY, Quillen

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