Strict Tort Liability Will Lie Against Commercial Lessor of Defective Product
Date
1976
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Summarizes the Texas Supreme Court case, Rourke v. Garza. In Rourke, the Court affirmed the lower court’s judgement and held that “a commercial lessor who introduces unreasonably dangerous products into the stream of commerce will be subject to strict liability for injuries caused by such projects.” The author outlines the development of strict liability and commends the Court on their decision.
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Keywords
Products liability, Defective, Strict liability, Lessor, Unreasonably dangerous, Rourke v. Garza, Case note
Citation
7 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 773