McCarthy Well Co. v. St. Peter Creamery, Inc.

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• holding that the economic loss rule does not apply \if the predominant purpose of the contract is the rendition of services\
• holding that the economic loss doctrine only applies when a transaction is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code
• concluding that under Minnesota law, the economic loss doctrine barred tort actions only in cases governed by the Uniform Commercial Code and was thus not applicable in cases where the alleged negligence involved the performance of services rather than the sale of goods
• contract to restore a creamery’s artesian well to its original capacity held to be predominantly a service contract
• when the U.C.C. does not apply, there is no reason for the economic loss doctrine to apply
• The economic loss doctrine does not apply if the contract is not governed by the U.C.C.

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