Question: 1 . Read the following case and then answer the questions in ( i ) and ( ii ) . Landrine v . Mego Corp.,

1. Read the following case and then answer the questions in (i) and (ii).
Landrine v. Mego Corp., 464 N.Y.S.2d 516(1983).
Plaintiff sued on behalf of her infant daughter who died after playing with a Bubble Yum
Baby doll. The doll could simulate the blowing of a bubble gum bubble using a small
balloon, a mouthpiece, and a pump activated by pumping the dolls arm. The child
swallowed the balloon. Plaintiff argued that the balloons were defectively made or
inherently unsafe when used by children.
i In the above lawsuit, the balloon manufacturer is being sued by the plaintiff based on which theory
or theories of liability? (15 marks)
ii What possible defenses can the balloon manufacturer use? (15 marks)

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