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Yates v. Pitman Manufacturing Inc.
No. 981474Supreme Court of Virginia
981474 Yates v. Pitman Manufacturing Inc. 04/16/1999 In this products liability personal injury case, the trial court erred in holding that the plaintiff, who was not the purchaser of the product, must have gi…
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981474 Yates v. Pitman Manufacturing Inc. 04/16/1999 In this products liability personal injury case, the trial court erred in ho…
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981474 Yates v. Pitman Manufacturing Inc. 04/16/1999 In this products liability personal injury case, the trial court erred in holding that the plaintiff, who was not the purchaser of the product, must have given notice of breach of warranty to the product's manufacturer as a prerequisite to recovery. The trial court also erred in striking the plaintiff's express warranty claim. The judgment is reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.
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981474 Yates v. Pitman Manufacturing Inc. 04/16/1999 In this products liability personal injury case, the trial court erred in holding that the plaintiff, who was not the purchaser of the product, must have given notice of breach of warranty to the product's manufacturer as a prerequisite to recovery. The trial court also erred in striking the plaintiff's express warranty claim. The judgment is reversed and the case remanded for a new trial.
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