Liability

    Buyer beware

    Examine what you want before you buy

    If he is negligent, he suffers the bad bargain.

    Law will not aid those who are negligent

    ‘Privity of Contract’: User, if he is not a party to the contract, has no rights for any claim (user buys from the retailer and not from the manufacturer).

Gradually....

Manufacturer    was    made    liable    for    injuries    resulting    from    negligence    in    the design/manufacture

    The new law: concept of Strict Liability was established in the case ‘Green man vs.

Yuba Power Products’ in California.

    If the product sold is defective, the manufacturer is liable for any harm that results to users