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The purchase contract was an '''integrated contract''' stating "No express or implied warranties are made on the vehicle."
The purchase contract was an '''integrated contract''' stating "No express or implied warranties are made on the vehicle."
10 days after the car purchase, Mrs. Henningsen was driving at 20 mi/h. All of a sudden, she heard a loud crack from under the car, the steering wheel jerked in her hands, the car spun off the road, & crashed into a brick wall.
|procedural_history=The Henningsens sued Bloomfield & Chrysler claiming breached express & implied warranty after their car was totaled.
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Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors
Court New Jersey Supreme Court
Citation
Date decided May 9, 1960

Facts

Mr. Henningsen wanted to buy his wife a car for Mother's Day. They visited a Chrysler dealer, Bloomfield Motors, Inc. ("Bloomfield") & selected a 1955 Plymouth sedan.

The purchase contract was an integrated contract stating "No express or implied warranties are made on the vehicle."

10 days after the car purchase, Mrs. Henningsen was driving at 20 mi/h. All of a sudden, she heard a loud crack from under the car, the steering wheel jerked in her hands, the car spun off the road, & crashed into a brick wall.

Procedural History

The Henningsens sued Bloomfield & Chrysler claiming breached express & implied warranty after their car was totaled.

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