Romano v. Ann & Hope Factory Outlet, Inc.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is a products-liability case in which Pio Romano, father of the minor plaintiff, Rayna Romano, instituted an action in Superior Court to recover for her personal injuries. The 1973 suit alleged that Rayna received permanent injuries when she fell from a bicycle purchased from the defendant, Ann & Hope Factory Outlet, Inc. (Ann & Hope), on August 8, 1970. The Romanos contend that the bicycle’s defectively designed coaster brake precipitated Rayna’s injuries.

The defendants are Ann & Hope, Raleigh Industries, Ltd., and Sturmey-Archer Gears, Inc. This litigation,…