A Bystander May Not Invoke the Doctrine of Strict-Liability in a Lawsuit

question 54

True/False

A bystander may not invoke the doctrine of strict-liability in a lawsuit.
A. Peterson, Adm'r of the Estate of Maradean Peterson et al. v. Lou Backrodt Chevrolet Co., quoting, Elmore v. American Motors Corp., "If anything, bystanders should be entitled to greater protection than the consumer or user where injury to bystanders from the defect is reasonably foreseeable."

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