Ima Clumsy lives in Maryland and purchased a sledge hammer directly from the ABC Hammer Company, which manufactured the hammer. Ima gets home and attempts to use the hammer to pound a fence post into the ground. But, with her first swing of the hammer the head of the hammer falls off and hits her in the face. As a result, Ima suffers a deep cut on her face requiring 30 stitches.

After Ima gets back from the hospital, she examines the hammer and the packaging the hammer came in when she purchased it at the store. With her examination, she notices that there is a hole for a safety pin that would have prevented the head of the hammer from falling off, but the safety pin was missing and there were no written instructions or warnings to check for the safety pin before using the hammer.

Explain whether or not Ima has a legal case against ABC Hammer Company based on strict liability.

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