Fulton v. BF Goodrich Company

The plaintiff was injured when a scraper he was driving blew a tire. He recovered a verdict against the defendant upon the claim that the defendant was negligent in allowing the scraper’s tires to be run while in an overinflated condition and the overinflation caused the blowout. Defendant appeals.

Defendant, B. P. Goodrich Company, contends the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict. Goodrich’s motion was based upon the proposition that there was no evidence to establish that the tire was being operated in an overinflated condition. We agree with the trial court that…