REDFIELD v. MEAD, JOHNSON & COMPANY


512 P.2d 776 (1973)

Icfean REDFIELD, Appellant, v. MEAD, JOHNSON & COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided July 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Murray, Portland, filed a brief for appellant.

Paul R. Duden, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Tooze, Kerr & Peterson, Portland.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and McALLISTER, DENECKE, HOLMAN, TONGUE and BRYSON, JJ.


McALLISTER, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action under the Uniform Commercial Code against the manufacturer of a contraceptive drug to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the alleged breach of an implied warranty that the drug was fit for the purpose for which it was sold to her. The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff's second amended complaint on the ground that the action was barred by the two-year tort statute of limitations. Plaintiff...

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