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· 2/28/1961

S. H. Kress & Co. v. Fine

Citations

  • 12 A.D.2d 925
  • 212 N.Y.S.2d 1002
  • 1961 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12403

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  • negligence claim dismissed because “recovery is sought not for physical damage to person or property resulting from an accidental cause, but for ‘economic damages’ only”
  • in suit for loss of stored data resulting from breakdown of defendants’ computer system, negligence and strict products liability claims were precluded by economic loss rule
  • in suit for loss of stored data resulting from breakdown of defendants’ computer system, economic loss doctrine precluded tort claims

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