AALCO Manufacturing Co. v. City of Espanola

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

Peggy Sue Sanchez and her mother sued the City of Española, Aalco Manufacturing Company and Tiano’s Sporting Goods Store for damages arising from an accident in which a volleyball net standard fell and severely injured Peggy Sue’s foot. The standard was manufactured by Aalco. Tiano’s purchased the standard in the course of its business and sold it to the City of Española which used it in a city supervised recreation facility. A jury found the City liable for the injury under a negligence theory and found Tiano’s and Aalco liable under strict products liability. Judgment…