Raymond Oliver v. Narragansett Bay Insurance Company

Chief Justice Suttell, for the Court.

This case originates with the tragic death of four-year-old Nicholas Gear, who drowned in a swimming pool owned by his grandmother, Laura Gear (Gear), on May 27, 2012. His parents, the plaintiffs Raymond Oliver and Tiffany Gear (plaintiffs), appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, NAMCO, LLC (NAMCO or defendant), the company that sold the swimming pool to Gear. On appeal, the plaintiffs argue that genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether: (1) NAMCO negligently failed to warn Gear about…