(DOWNLOAD) "Moorman Mfg. Co. v. National Tank Co." by Supreme Court of Illinois * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Moorman Mfg. Co. v. National Tank Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 19, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 93 KB
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On November 1, 1979, the circuit court of Adams County held that plaintiff, Moorman Manufacturing Company (Moorman), could not recover from defendant National Tank Company under the theories of (1) strict liability in tort, (2) misrepresentation and (3) negligence for purely economic losses resulting from an alleged crack in a grain-storage tank. The circuit court dismissed counts I, II and III of plaintiff's complaint (based upon the above tort theories) but found that count IV, based upon breach of express warranty, was not barred by the statute of limitations (section 2-725 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 26, par. 2-725)). On appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 304(a) and 308(a) (73 Ill.2d Rules 304(a), 308(a)), the appellate court held that plaintiff could recover for economic loss under the tort theories of strict liability, misrepresentation and negligence. The court also found that plaintiff's tort actions were not barred by the statute of limitations (section 15 of the Limitations Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 16)) and that the storage tank was a product. It reversed the trial court's dismissal of counts I, II and III, but did not rule on the sufficiency of plaintiff's express-warranty allegations under count IV. 92 Ill. App.3d 136.