· 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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