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.
Sperryville is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States. It is home to a number of restaurants uncharacteristic for its size. Many souvenir and produce stands line U.S. Route 211 in Sperryville during weekend tourist season, as it is a gateway to Shenandoah National Park and the popular Old Rag Mountain. The Thornton River runs through Sperryville