Van De Valde v. Volvo of America Corp.

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• holding use of a tire restraining strap to secure luggage on a roof luggage rack unforeseeable as a matter of law
• holding that while foreseeability of misuse of a product by a consumer is ordinarily a fact question, the court may decide as a matter of law whether the use to which the product was put was so unintended and unforeseeable that the case may be decided on summary judgment
• holding that while foreseeability of misuse of a product by a consumer is ordinarily a fact question, the court may decide as a matter of law whether the use to which the product was put was so unintended and unforeseeable that the case may be decided on summary judgment

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