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· 2/18/1983

Ontai v. Straub Clinic & Hospital Inc.

Citations

  • 659 P.2d 734
  • 66 Haw. 237
  • 35 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1154
  • 1983 Haw. LEXIS 97

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a plaintiff can assert an implied warranty claim without stating a claim under the original contract of sale
  • finding that patient could bring action as a third party beneficiary of an implied warranty between the manufacturer of an X-ray table and the Straub hospital
  • plaintiff suffering personal injuries when an X-ray table collapsed, allowed to sue on manufacturer’s implied warranty of fitness, because manufacturer was aware of anticipated use of table
  • plaintiff suffering personal injuries when an X-ray table collapsed, allowed to sue on manufacturer's implied warranty of fitness, because manufacturer was aware of anticipated use of table
  • x-ray table designed to raise patient to vertical position lacking adequate locking mechanism for footrest
  • x-ray table designed to raise patient to vertical position lacking adequate locking mechanism for foot rest

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Judges: Lum, Nakamura, Ogata, Menor, Temporarily

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