Thomas V. Winchester
   HOME
*





Thomas V. Winchester
''Thomas v. Winchester'', 6 N.Y. 397 (1852), which established the "imminent danger to human life" doctrine, was at the head of the cases in assaulting the protective wall of privity in the tort field. Subsequent examples include: '' MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co.'', '' Goldberg v. Kollsman Instrument Corp.'', and finally, Judge Jones's landmark holding in '' Codling v. Paglia'', in which the Court demolished what was left of the privity barrier in tort cases by adopting the doctrine of strict products liability. In ''Thomas v. Winchester'', the Court, departing from the old common law rule in '' Winterbottom v. Wright'', held that a commercial packager of a poison falsely labeled as harmless medicine, who sold it to a druggist who, in turn, sold it to the plaintiff who then ingested it should be liable for her acute distress. The Court found a way around the lack of privity between the consumer and the packager by adopting the rule that a party who puts falsely labeled poison into ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

New York Court Of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six Associate Judges who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate to 14-year terms. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals also heads administration of the state's court system, and thus is also known as the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Its 1842 Neoclassical courthouse is located in New York's capital, Albany. Nomenclature In the Federal court system, and most U.S. states, the court of last resort is known as the "Supreme Court". New York, however, calls its trial and intermediate appellate courts the "Supreme Court", and the court of last resort the Court of Appeals. This sometimes leads to confusion regarding the roles of the respective courts. Further adding to the misunderstanding is New York's terminology for jurists on its top two courts. Those who sit on its supreme ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Charles Herman Ruggles
Charles Herman Ruggles (February 10, 1789 – June 16, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Early life Ruggles was born on February 10, 1789, in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was the son of Joseph Ruggles (1757–1834) and Mercy (née Warner) Ruggles (1761–1798). His brother David Ruggles was married to Sarah Colden, a great-granddaughter of Cadwallader Colden, the colonial governor of New York. He graduated from Litchfield Law School in 1803, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Kingston, New York. Career He was a member from Sullivan and Ulster Counties of the New York State Assembly in 1820. Ruggles was elected as a Federalist to the 17th United States Congress, and served from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823. He was Judge of the Second Circuit Court of New York from 1831 to 1846, and was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Con ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Addison Gardiner
Addison Gardiner (March 19, 1797 – June 5, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant governor of New York from 1845 to 1847 and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1854 to 1855. Early life and career Gardiner was born in Rindge, New Hampshire on March 19, 1797, the son of William Gardner and Rebecca (Raymond) Gardner. The family eventually settled in Manlius, New York, where William Gardner became a successful businessman. Gardner's sons, including Addison, later decided t restore the original spelling of their family name, Gardiner. Addison Gardiner was educated at Manlius Academy, and received his degree from Union College in 1819. He was later admitted to the college's Philomathean Society as an honorary member. In 1851, Gardiner received the honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Rochester. After college, Gardiner studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822, and began practicing in Rochester, New York with Samuel L. Se ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Product Liability
Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Although the word "product" has broad connotations, product liability as an area of law is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property. Product liability by country The overwhelming majority of countries have strongly preferred to address product liability through legislative means. In most countries, this occurred either by enacting a separate product liability act, adding product liability rules to an existing civil code, or including strict liability within a comprehensive Consumer Protection Act. In the United States, product liability law was developed primarily through case law from state courts as well as the ''Restatements of the Law'' produced by the American Law Institute (ALI). The United States and the European Union's product ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Goldberg V
Goldberg or Goldberger may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Goldberg Ensemble, a British string ensemble * ''Goldberg Variations'', a set of 30 keyboard variations by Johann Sebastian Bach * ''The Goldbergs (broadcast series)'', American radio and television comedy-drama series * ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)'', a 2013 American situation comedy * Maximum Destruction, a monster truck driven by Tom Meents that was originally named for Bill Goldberg Companies * Goldbergs, a British department store group that ceased trading in 1991 * Carl Goldberg Products, an American manufacturer of radio-controlled airplane kits * Spelling-Goldberg Productions, an American television production company People * Goldberg (surname), people with the surname Goldberg * Bill Goldberg, a professional wrestler also known simply as Goldberg Places * Goldberg, Germany * Złotoryja, Poland (German: ) Science * Goldberg reaction, in chemistry * Goldberg–Sachs theorem, a theorem in general ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Codling V
Codling ("little cod") may refer to: * Little cod, particularly the Atlantic cod (''Gadus morhua'') * Some morids, which resemble small cod * Codling, a surname * Codling moth * Yakovlev Yak-40 (NATO reporting name: Codling), a three-engined jet airliner A jet airliner or jetliner is an airliner powered by jet engines (passenger jet aircraft). Airliners usually have two or four jet engines; three-engined designs were popular in the 1970s but are less common today. Airliners are commonly clas ...
{{dab, fish ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Winterbottom V
Winterbottom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Harold Edward Winterbottom (1879–1953), South Australian businessman * Ian Winterbottom, Baron Winterbottom (1913–1992), British politician * Kevin Winterbottom (1955–1976), South African Air Force pilot * Mark Winterbottom (born 1981), racing driver * Michael Winterbottom (academic) (born 1934), English classical scholar * Michael Winterbottom (born 1961), British filmmaker * Oliver Winterbottom, automotive designer * Peter Winterbottom (born 1960), rugby union footballer * Richard Winterbottom (1899–1968), British politician * Thomas Masterman Winterbottom (1766–1859), English physician * Walter Winterbottom (1913–2002), British football manager In fiction * Bonnie Winterbottom, a character on the television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Hartley Winterbottom, a character on the television series ''Chuck'' * P.B. Winterbottom, the title character in the computer game '' The Misadven ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Privity Of Contract
The doctrine of privity of contract is a common law principle which provides that a contract cannot confer rights or impose obligations upon any person who is not a party to the contract. The premise is that only parties to contracts should be able to sue to enforce their rights or claim damages as such. However, the doctrine has proven problematic because of its implications for contracts made for the benefit of third parties who are unable to enforce the obligations of the contracting parties. In England and Wales, the doctrine has been substantially weakened by the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which created a statutory exception to privity (enforceable third party rights). Third party rights Privity of contract occurs only between the parties to the contract, most commonly contract of sale of goods or services. Horizontal privity arises when the benefits from a contract are to be given to a third party. Vertical privity involves a contract between two parties, ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Loop V
Loop or LOOP may refer to: Brands and enterprises * Loop (mobile), a Bulgarian virtual network operator and co-founder of Loop Live * Loop, clothing, a company founded by Carlos Vasquez in the 1990s and worn by Digable Planets * Loop Mobile, an Indian mobile phone operator * Loop, a reusable container program announced in 2019 by TerraCycle Geography * Loop, Germany, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein * Loop (Texarkana), a roadway loop around Texarkana, Arkansas, United States * Loop, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States * Loop, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States * Loop, West Virginia, United States * Loop 101, a semi-beltway of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area * Loop 202, a semi-beltway of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area * Loop 303, a semi-beltway of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area * Chicago Loop, the downtown neighborhood of Chicago bounded by the elevated railway The Loop ** Loop Retail Historic District, a shopping district in the Chicago Loop * Delmar Loop, an en ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Losee V
Losee may refer to: *William Losee (1757–1832), preacher * Stephanie Losee (born 1965), American author, journalist, and cultural critic See also * Losie (other) * Losey Losey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Brian L. Losey, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy; Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa * Frank H. Losey (1872–1931), musician, composer, and arranger of band and orchestra mus ...
, a surname {{disambig ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


New York (state) State Case Law
New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * ''New York'' (1916 film), a lost American silent comedy drama by George Fitzmaurice * ''New York'' (1927 film), an American silent drama by Luther Reed * ''New York'' (2009 film), a Bollywood film by Kabir Khan * '' New York: A Documentary Film'', a film by Ric Burns * "New York" (''Glee''), an episode of ''Glee'' Literature * ''New York'' (Burgess book), a 1976 work of travel and observation by Anthony Burgess * ''New York'' (Morand book), a 1930 travel book by Paul Morand * ''New York'' (novel), a 2009 historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd * ''New York'' (magazine), a bi-weekly magazine founded in 1968 Music * ''New York EP'', a 2012 EP by Angel Haze ** "New York" (Angel Haze song) * ''New York'' (album), a 1989 album by Lou Reed ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]