Legal Opinion
Price v. BIC Corp.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 3, 1997No. 96-759PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORTON, j.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 34, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Barbadoro, J.) certified to us the following question of law:
Can the legal representative of a minor child injured as a result of the misuse of a product by another minor child maintain a defective design product liability claim against the product’s manufacturer if the product was intended to be used only by adults and the risk that children might misuse the product was open and obvious to the product’s manufacturer and its intended users?
We respond in the affirmative.
Since this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Daigle v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
- Buttrick v. Arthur Lessard & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- Elliott v. LachanceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- Chellman v. Saab-Scania ABSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Hernandez Ex Rel. Emeterio v. Tokai Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Kelleher v. Marvin Lumber & Cedar Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005
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