Codling v. Paglia

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1973-05-03

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Jasen, J. (concurring). I join the opinion of the court which recognizes a right of recovery in strict products liability for nonpurchasers and nonusers against manufacturers of defective products. I cannot agree, however, with that part of the court’s opinion which perpetuates in our jurisprudence the doctrine of contributory negligence as a complete bar to any recovery by a plaintiff, a concept “ at once unfair and not well…

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