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ADAMS v. BUFFALO FORGE CO.

443 A.2d 932 (1982)

Sheldon E. ADAMS, et al. v. BUFFALO FORGE COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McTeague, Higbee & Tucker, Maurice A. Libner (orally), Brunswick, for plaintiffs.

Verrill & Dana, James G. Goggin (orally), John W. Philbrick, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.

ROBERTS, Justice.

Sheldon and Lisa Adams appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant Buffalo Forge Company entered in Superior Court, Sagadahoc County. The plaintiffs contend that the Superior Court erred when it applied Maine law rather than the law of New York or Massachusetts. In the alternative, they urge us to reexamine the requirement of privity in products liability actions and, further, to here apply Maine's strict liability statute, 14 M.R.S...

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