Laurette R. Raymond v. Riegel Textile Corporation

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an award of damages for injuries resulting from an accident in which appellee, Therese Raymond, a child of twelve, was burned when a nightgown made of flannelette material manufactured by appellant burst into flames within two seconds of contact with a hot grill on an electric range.

The law applied in this diversity suit by the court below was the law of New Hampshire: “One who sells any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm thereby caused to the…