Opinion · Supreme Court of North Carolina
Batiste v. American Home Products Corp.
292 N.C. 466
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of North Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
- Date
- 1977-04-05
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- a pharmacy is not liable under the UCC and general warranty principles for injury arising out of a prescription drug
- a pharmacy is not liable under general warranty principles for injury arising out of a prescription drug because a patient does not rely on the druggist’s skill, but instead on his or her physician’s skill and advice
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233 S.E.2d 921 (1977) 292 N.C. 466
Alice M. BATISTE
Alice M. BATISTE
v.
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, et al.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
April 5, 1977.Mraz, Aycock, Casstevens & Davis, for plaintiff.
Golding, Crews, Meekins, Gordon & Gray (Ritchie), Hartsell, Hartsell & Mills (Pikes Drug Store), for defendants.
Petition by plaintiff for discretionary review under GS 7A-31. 32 N.C.App. 1, 231 S.E.2d 269. Denied.