BRUNO v. COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.


1996 Mass. App. Div. 137 (1996)

Ann Bruno v. Columbia Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. HKK Chain Corporation of America

Massachusetts Appellate Division, Municipal Court.

September 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Nowell for third-party plaintiff Columbia Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Jeanne O'Leary McHugh for third-party defendant HKK Chain Corporation of America.

Present: Hershfang, Bakas & Giles, JJ.


Hershfang, J.

This case concerns the sometimes sticky question of whether and what kind of expert testimony is necessary to support a finding of breach of warranty. Here, the supplier of a bicycle's handlebar assembly that failed three years after its purchase claims that the expert testimony supporting plaintiff's claim was deficient. While the answer is far from obvious, we agree.

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