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Neibarger v. Universal Coopertives, Inc.

Citations

  • 486 N.W.2d 612
  • 439 Mich. 512

How courts have described this case

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

  • limiting the rule to \transactions involving the sale of goods for commercial purposes where economic expectations are protected by commercial and contract law\
  • explaining that the economic loss doctrine provides that “[w]here a purchaser’s expectations in a sale are frustrated because the product he bought is not working properly, his remedy is said to be in contract alone, for he has suffered only ‘economic’ losses”
  • explaining that the economic loss doctrine provides that “[w]here a purchaser’s expectations in a sale are frustrated because the product he bought is not working properly, his remedy is said to be in contract alone, for he has suffered only ‘economic’ losses”
  • explaining that the economic loss doctrine provides that “where a purchaser’s expectations in a sale are frustrated because the product he bought is not working properly, his remedy is said to be in contract alone, for he has suffered only economic losses.”
  • applying economic loss doctrine to disallow products liability claim where milking equipment injured cows
  • “Contract principles ... are generally more appropriate for determining claims for consequential damage that the parties have, or could have, addressed in their agreement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Brickley, Riley, Mallett, Griffin, Cavanagh, Boyle, Levin

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

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