New York Court of Appeals
Livia Victorson v. Bock Laundry Machine Company, and Stanley S. Kaplan, Doing Business as Progressive Coin Meter…
July 2, 197537 N.Y.2d 395
Summary
The Court held that the statute of limitations for strict products liability claims begins on the date of injury and runs for three years under CPLR 214, overruling Mendel v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.; the Appellate Division orders were affirmed. Justice Fuchsberg filed a concurring opinion noting the need to reconcile the tort limitations period with the Uniform Commercial Code’s four‑year period.