Vertical Privity

Woodson North Carolina (1976)

A legal relationship in corporate law that exists between companies in the chain of distribution of a product. this relationship creates responsibilities between the companies involved, including being liable for defects in the product. for example, vertical privity exists between the manufacturer of a car and the dealership that sells it. therefore, both the dealer and the manufacturer are liable for defects in cars sold by the dealership.

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