C. Alden Mead v. Warner Pruyn Division

[57 A.D.2d 340 Page 340] Plaintiffs seek damages for the wrongful deaths of their decedents. On August 20, 1971 the appellant Warner Pruyn Division, Finch Pruyn Sales, Inc., sold a refrigerator to a Mr. and Mrs. Ross. On October 15, 1973 Mr. and Mrs. Ross sold their residence, including the refrigerator, to Claude D. and JoAnn Ross Mead. On August 29, 1975 a fire at the Mead residence caused the deaths of the plaintiffs' intestates. The plaintiffs have alleged that defects in the refrigerator caused the fire.