LaPUMA v. COLLINWOOD CONCRETE

No. 94-1128.

75 Ohio St.3d 64 (1996)

LAPUMA ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. COLLINWOOD CONCRETE, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., and Nicholas D. Satullo, for appellants.

Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howely, Timothy D. Johnson and Gregory E. O'Brien, for appellee.


PFEIFER, J.

We find that since appellants' claim is not a product liability claim pursuant to statute, R.C. 2307.71 to 2307.80 do not preempt their cause of action. Instead, they have a possible claim for breach of an implied warranty against Collinwood.

I

Ohio's product liability statutes, by their plain language, neither cover nor abolish claims for purely economic loss caused by defective products. The appellate court correctly noted that the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases