Strange v. Imperial Pools, Inc.

MARCUS, Justice.

Robert Strange and his wife, Jean Graves Strange, purchased a swimming pool installation kit from defendant Terry Brown d/b/a Terry’s Pools. The kit was manufactured by defendants Imperial Pools, Inc. (Imperial) and The Vinyl Works, Inc. (Vinyl Works), nonresident corporations with their principal places of business in New York. Sometime after the purchase of the kit, the vinyl liner became defective and was replaced by the plaintiffs. Thereafter, the underlying steel supporting walls developed generalized rusting and pitting. After amicable demand without avail, the Stranges…