McINNIS v. HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO., INC.

Civ. A. No. 82-0422-S.

625 F.Supp. 943 (1986)

Patricia J. McINNIS, plaintiff, v. HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC. and A.M.F., Inc., defendants, v. Florence POIRIER, a/k/a Florence Hrosfowyc, third-party defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

January 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKinnon & Harwood, John B. Harwood, Daniel V. McKinnon, Pawtucket, R.I., Jones & Aisenberg, Martin W. Aisenberg, Providence, R.I., for plaintiff.

Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Gerald C. DeMaria, Robert J. Quigley, Jr., Providence, R.I., for defendants.

Hinckley, Allen, Tobin & Silverstein, Paul V. Curcio, Gerald J. Petros, Providence, R.I., for third-party defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

SELYA, District Judge.

This case, in its present posture, poses a question of first impression under Rhode Island law. An explication follows.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 16, 1982, the plaintiff, Patricia McInnis, was driving a motorcycle manufactured by the defendant Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. (H-D).1 She collided with a private passenger automobile driven by the third-party defendant...

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