Privity rules could bar an injured car driver from suing the manufacturer.

Evidence

Helen Henningsen was injured when the 10-day-old Plymouth she was driving crashed because of defects in the vehicle’s steering system. She sued both the dealer who sold her husband the car and the manufacturer, seeking reimbursement for her medical expenses and the cost of repairs to the car. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3432

Categorization

• XREF: Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors became the landmark case that demolished privity in New Jersey warranty law.
• SHARE: A neat case-recitation detail: the famous privity-breaking case began with a wife injured in a 10-day-old Plymouth her husband had bought.