Opinion · Supreme Court of New Jersey

MOREIRA CONST. CO., INC. v. Moretrench Corp.

51 N.J. 405

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Date
1968-04-01
Topic
litigation

How later courts describe this case

  • refusing to apply rule of Santor to suit between corporations even though plaintiff was a small company and defendant was the world’s largest well point company
  • physical loss of the product itself, a car caught fire, held recoverable under strict liability in tort
  • in the absence of fraud, even where one fails to read written contract before signing it, its provisions are nevertheless binding

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Pee Curiam.

The judgment is affirmed for the reasons expressed in the opinion of the Appellate Division.

For affirmance — Chief Justice Weiftraub and Justices Jacobs, Erafcis, Proctor, Haul, Schettifo and HafeMAF-7.

For reversal — None.