Products liability doctrine holds a manufacturer, or other party involved in selling a product, strictly liable when an article, placed into the market with knowledge that it is to be used without inspection for defects, proves to have a defect that causes a personal injury. Consumers who are injured because of a fault with a product that the consumers had no ability to protect themselves against may recover against the manufacturer under a theory of products liability.
Chilhowie is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,827 at the 2000 census. Chris Marion of the classic rock band, Little River Band, Eric McClure a Nascar Nationwide Series driver, and "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel the professional wrestler, are notable residents.