Sharpnack v. Hoffinger Industries, Inc.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This is the second appeal before this Court of this products liability action based on a tragic incident in which a 15-year-old boy received spinal injuries which rendered him a quadriplegic when he dived from a mini-trampoline into an above-ground swimming pool. In the earlier appéal, this Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Hoffinger Industries, Inc., the manufacturer of the pool, on plaintiff’s negligence and strict liability claims. This Court’s decision was based on “palpably clear” evidence that the plaintiff assumed the risk of…