MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.
1916 New York Court of Appeals case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co., 217 N.Y. 382, 111 N.E. 1050 (1916) is a famous New York Court of Appeals opinion by Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo that removed the requirement of privity of contract for duty in negligence actions.[1][2]
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MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. | |
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Court | New York Court of Appeals |
Full case name | Donald C. MacPherson v. Buick Motor Company |
Argued | January 24 1916 |
Decided | March 14 1916 |
Citation(s) | 111 N.E. 1050, 217 N.Y. 382 |
Case history | |
Prior history | Judgment for plaintiff, Sup. Ct.; aff'd, 160 A.D. 55 (3d Dep't 1914) |
Holding | |
An automobile manufacturer's liability for a defective product extended beyond the immediate purchaser. Appellate Division affirmed. | |
Court membership | |
Chief judge | Willard Bartlett |
Associate judges | Frank H. Hiscock, Emory A. Chase, William H. Cuddeback, John W. Hogan, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Cuthbert W. Pound |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Cardozo, joined by Hiscock, Chase, Cuddeback |
Concurrence | (without separate opinion) Hogan |
Dissent | Bartlett |
Pound took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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