In Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc. v. Castleberry, 236 Ala. 349, 182 So. 474 (1938) the Court did state that "the general rule is that a contractor, vendor, or manufacturer is not liable to third parties, who have no contractual relation with him, for negligence in the construction, manufacture, or sale of the articles he handles." 182 So. at 476, 236 Ala. at 351. However, it is well established under more recent precedent that an ultimate consumer can recover in negligence against a manufacturer even in the absence of privity of contract: Even so, in Sterchi Bros. Stores, the Court recognized that this rule is subject to certain exceptions. For example, "one who delivers an article ... that may become dangerous without repair and which work he contracted to do, ... is liable for the injury reasonably to be contemplated, and that is likely to result in its use, and which does, in fact, result from such negligent failure ... to any other who is not himself at fault." 236 Ala. at 352, 182 So. at 477.