Vulcan Materials Co. v. Driltech, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that the rule applies \when a defective product has resulted in the loss of the value or use of the thing sold\
• stating that the rule applies \when a defective product has resulted in the loss of the value or use of the thing sold\
• holding that “[a]n ‘accident’ should be defined as a sudden and calamitous event which, although it may only cause damage to the defective product itself, poses an unreasonable risk of injury to other persons or property”
• noting, in the context of product manufacturers, that the law imposes a duty on such manufacturers “to produce safe items, regardless of whether the ultimate impact of the hazard is on people, other property, or the product itself” (punctuation and emphasis omitted)
• damages for economic loss associated with defective product recoverable in tort only if there is personal injury or damage to property other than the defective product itself
• ruptured hydraulic system started fire that engulfed machine

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Indemnity Ins. Co. v. American Aviation
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2004-12-23· cited 138×
• Presnell Construction Managers, Inc. v. EH Construction, LLC
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2004-05-20· cited 137×
• Bocre Leasing Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1995-01-10· cited 77×
• Trans States Airlines v. Pratt & Whitney Canada, Inc.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1997-06-19· cited 76×
• Ritter v. Custom Chemicides, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1995-12-18· cited 65×
• Sharp Bros. Contracting Co. v. American Hoist & Derrick Co.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1986-01-15· cited 59×
• Continental Insurance v. Page Engineering Co.
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1989-12-05· cited 58×
• General Electric Co. v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-02-07· cited 43×
• Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Wabash National Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-02-27· cited 37×
• Pycsa Panama, S.A. v. Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2008-04-16· cited 32×
• Lincoln General Insurance Co. v. Detroit Diesel Corp.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2009-08-21· cited 28×
• Sanco, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., Sanco, Inc., Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Ford Motor Co., Defendant-Cross-Appellant
  Seventh Circuit· 1985-08-29· cited 25×
• Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. v. Lowman
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-09-10· cited 23×
• Bates & Associates, Inc. v. Romei
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1993-01-13· cited 20×
• Sanco, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
  S.D. Indiana· 1984-02-13· cited 20×
• Busbee v. Chrysler Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-11-03· cited 17×
• Squish La Fish, Inc. v. Thomco Specialty Products, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1998-08-11· cited 13×
• City of Cairo v. Hightower Consulting Engineers, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2006-03-28· cited 8×
• Edwards v. Campbell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-10-14· cited 7×
• Sofet v. Roberts
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-12-17· cited 7×

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Seely v. White Motor Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1965-06-23· cited 667×
• Long v. Jim Letts Oldsmobile, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-06-11· cited 73×
• Cloud v. Kit Manufacturing Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1977-04-29· cited 65×
• Long Manufacturing, N. C., Inc. v. Grady Tractor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-10-25· cited 20×