Prutch v. Ford Motor Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• suggesting that there is an obligation imposed by the UCC on buyers to mitigate incidental and consequential damages caused by a seller's breach
• consumer must establish that the defect arose in the course of manufacturer-distribution and before purchase
• “To impose an impossible or unreasonably onerous burden of proof is to deny many consumers a meaningful remedy.”
• “‘[T]he plaintiffs’ burden is limited to showing a defect existed at the time the [product] in question first came into the plaintiffs’ possession.’”
• “Recovery of lost profits is determined by whether the consequences resulting in damages were foreseeable.”

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Cited by

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

• Blueflame Gas, Inc. v. Van Hoose
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1984-04-02· cited 265×
• Chemtrol Adhesives, Inc. v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1989-04-19· cited 247×
• Palmer v. AH Robins Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1984-06-18· cited 243×
• Church of the Nativity of Our Lord v. WatPro, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1992-10-23· cited 81×
• Echo Acceptance Corp. v. Household Retail Services, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-09-28· cited 74×
• DiPetrillo v. Dow Chemical Co.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1999-04-26· cited 74×
• Colorado National Bank of Denver v. Friedman
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1993-02-08· cited 73×
• Shooshanian v. Wagner
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1983-10-28· cited 58×
• Cooley v. Big Horn Harvestore Systems, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1991-06-24· cited 51×
• International Technical Instruments, Inc. v. Engineering Measurements Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1983-08-18· cited 44×
• Webb v. Dessert Seed Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1986-05-05· cited 42×
• Aqualon Company v. Mac Equipment, Incorporated, & Third Party and C.W. Nofsinger Company, Third Party
  Third Circuit· 1998-07-08· cited 36×
• Hawkinson v. AH Robins Co., Inc.
  D. Colorado· 1984-09-18· cited 29×
• Carson v. Chevron Chemical Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1981-10-29· cited 26×
• City of Wichita v. United States Gypsum Co.
  D. Kansas· 1993-07-14· cited 25×
• B. Anders Nyquist and Harriet Nyquist v. Dale Randall, Donald Berry, Janet Melear, Etc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-06-19· cited 20×
• Hickman v. Thomas C. Thompson Co.
  D. Colorado· 1984-09-17· cited 20×
• Joseph E. Lima v. United States
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-06-06· cited 18×
• Master Palletizer Systems, Inc. v. T.S. Ragsdale Co.
  D. Colorado· 1989-11-29· cited 18×
• Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire, L.L.C. v. A.P.S. Rent-A-Car & Leasing, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2004-04-30· cited 17×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1963-01-24· cited 1,019×
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1960-05-09· cited 786×
• Ybarra v. Spangard
  California Supreme Court· 1944-12-27· cited 444×
• Kassab v. Soya
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1968-10-11· cited 208×
• Morrow v. New Moon Homes, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-03-26· cited 134×
• People v. Sepeda
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1978-06-26· cited 87×
• Nichols v. Nold
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1953-06-06· cited 77×
• Paul Lewis, D/B/A Lewis Lumber Company v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1971-02-16· cited 64×
• Curtiss v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n
  Washington Supreme Court· 1973-07-12· cited 17×
• Roberts v. Lehl
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1915-04-15· cited 17×
• People v. Corbett
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1980-05-12· cited 14×
• Michigan Sugar Co. v. Jebavy-Sorenson Orchard Co.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1976-01-08· cited 14×
• Rich's Restaurant v. McFann Enterprises, Inc.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1977-08-04· cited 13×
• General Instrument Corp. v. Pennsylvania Pressed Metals, Inc.
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 1973-11-13· cited 12×
• Prutch v. Ford Motor Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1978-01-30· cited 9×
• Curtiss v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1972-07-28· cited 6×
• Becker v. American Airlines, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1961-12-28· cited 6×
• Curtiss v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1972-07-31· cited 3×

Other cases named Prutch v. Ford Motor Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Prutch v. Ford Motor Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1978-01-30· cited 9×