Latin v. Articoli Diamantati Affini

*458OPINION OF THE COURT

Cosmo J. Di Tucci, J.

The instant product liability tort matters have had a tortured procedural history which is summarized as follows:

On the 16th day of January 1990, the plaintiff, an employee of Dundy Glass, was injured while operating a drilling machine.

Later that year he commenced Action No. 1 by serving Articoli Diamantati Affini (hereinafter ADA), the manufacturer of, and Glass International Inc. (hereinafter GII), the vendor of the machine.

ADA answered; GII has defaulted.

On the 12th day of January 1993 just prior to the expiration of the Statute of Limitations, the…