Scordino v. Hopeman Bros., Inc.

In this case, we are called upon to determine whether a joiner subcontractor, in the business of installing shipboard furniture, beds, box berthing, non-structural bulkheads, overheads, installation, etc., is strictly liable or negligent as a manufacturer or a seller under Section 402A of the Restatement Second of Torts for installing and supplying asbestos paneling as required under the subcontract. We conclude that the subcontractor in this case was not a manufacturer or a seller and therefore is not strictly liable, or liable under the theory of negligence, for failure to warn.

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