Aldea-Tirado v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

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• holding policies underlying Section 402A not served by treating auctioneer as “seller” subject to strict liability
• summary judgment may be granted only where the right is clear and free from doubt
• auctioneer could not be held strictly liable under § 402A for products it merely assisted owner in selling
• \[T]he affixation of strict liability for damages caused by defective products . . . is based on policy which has as its purpose the protection of the public against the harms such defects engender.\
• summary judgment is only proper in clearest of cases
• summary judgment is only proper in clearest of cases

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