New York Court of Appeals

Ellsworth M. Statler, Respondent v. George A. Ray Manufacturing Company, Appellant

June 18, 1909195 N.Y. 478

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the judgment, holding that a manufacturer of an inherently dangerous appliance may be liable to third parties absent privity when negligent, and that the trial court erred in admitting several pieces of plaintiff testimony and a letter as incompetent evidence.