Case Name: Michael Blessington, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Blessington, Jr., Deceased, Respondent, v. McCrory Stores Corporation, Appellant, et al., Defendants, and M. A. Henry Co., Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Third-Party Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1952-01-28
Citations: 279 A.D. 806
Docket Number: 
Parties: Michael Blessington, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Blessington, Jr., Deceased, Respondent, v. McCrory Stores Corporation, Appellant, et al., Defendants, and M. A. Henry Co., Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Third-Party Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 806–807

Head Matter:
Michael Blessington, as Administrator of the Estate of Michael Blessington, Jr., Deceased, Respondent, v. McCrory Stores Corporation, Appellant, et al., Defendants, and M. A. Henry Co., Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Third-Party Defendant.

Opinion:
The action for breach of warranty, even though it rests on a tortious or wrongful act committed by the defendant is independent of an action for negligence. The wrongful act is not neglect, and privity is an essential to recovery. (Greco v. Kresge Co., 277 R. V. 26, 30, 31, 34, 35; Gimenez v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 264 R. Y. 390; Rinaldi v. Mohican Co., 225 N. Y. 70, 75.) This action is controlled by subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 48 of the Civil Practice Act, the six-year statute. Carswell, Acting P. J., Johns ton, Adel, Wenzel and MacCrate, JJ., concur. [See post, pp. 918, 1009.]