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Schiavone Construction Company v. Elgood Mayo Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 4, 1982
56 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1982)
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holding that under the economic loss rule, if an alleged product malfunction is alleged to have caused purely economic loss, then the end-purchaser is limited to contract claims against the manufacturer and may not seek damages in tort

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Opinion

Argued March 23, 1982

Decided May 4, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, BENTLEY KASSAL, J.

Raymond S. Jackson, Jr., and Peter D. Raymond for appellant.

Eugene Schaffel for respondents.

Order reversed, with costs, and plaintiffs' motion denied for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion of Justice SAMUEL J. SILVERMAN at the Appellate Division ( 81 A.D.2d 221, 227-234). Question certified answered in the negative.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.

Summaries of

Schiavone Construction Company v. Elgood Mayo Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 4, 1982
56 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1982)

holding that under the economic loss rule, if an alleged product malfunction is alleged to have caused purely economic loss, then the end-purchaser is limited to contract claims against the manufacturer and may not seek damages in tort

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In Schiavone, the New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and trial court and embraced the economic loss rule.

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In Schiavone, the truck hoist could not withstand ordinary use in the plaintiff's business and eventually had to be sold at a loss.

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In Schiavone Constr. Co. v Mayo Corp. (56 N.Y.2d 667, revg 81 A.D.2d 221 on dissenting opn below), the Court of Appeals adopted limitations on tort recovery based on product failure.

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Case details for

Schiavone Construction Company v. Elgood Mayo Corp.

Case Details

Full title:SCHIAVONE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al., Respondents, v. ELGOOD MAYO CORP…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 4, 1982

Citations

56 N.Y.2d 667 (N.Y. 1982)
451 N.Y.S.2d 720
436 N.E.2d 1322

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