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RAMIREZ v. AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INC.

86 N.J. 332 (1981)

431 A.2d 811

EFRAIN RAMIREZ AND LAURA RAMIREZ, HIS WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND NATIONAL MACHINERY EXCHANGE, AMERACE ESNA, GLAUBINGER MACHINE COMPANY, ZAMAX MANUFACTURING CO., INC., RICHFIELD TOOL AND MACHINE COMPANY AND THE XYZ CORPORATION, SAID NAME BEING FICTITIOUS, DEFENDANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman S. Costanza argued the cause for appellant (Morrison & Morrison, attorneys; Norman S. Costanza and Gloria B. Cherry, on the briefs).

William Pollack argued the cause for respondents (William Pollack, attorney; Peter Iannarella, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

This products liability case implicates principles of successor corporation liability. We are called upon to formulate a general rule governing the strict tort liability of a successor corporation for damages caused by defects in products manufactured and distributed by its predecessor. The Appellate Division, in an opinion reported at 171 N.J.Super. 261 (1979), devised...

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