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· 11/18/1982

Star Furniture Co. v. Pulaski Furniture Co.

Citations

  • 297 S.E.2d 854
  • 171 W. Va. 79
  • 1982 W. Va. LEXIS 907

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Tort law traditionally has been concerned with compensating for physical injury to person or property.”
  • \The proper relationship between tort law and the Uniform Commercial Code requires that lost profits be pursued under a warranty or contract theory cause of action rather than strict liability\
  • “The proper relationship between tort law and the Uniform Commercial Code requires that lost profits be pursued under a warranty or contract theory cause of action rather than strict liability”
  • clock wiring malfunction caused a fire resulting in other property damage
  • “when a defective product creates a situation potentially dangerous to persons or other property, and loss occurs as a result of that danger, strict liability in tort is an appropriate theory of recovery, even though the danger is confined to the product itself”

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Judges: McGRAW

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