Gorman v. Spann

| STEWART, Judge.

Plaintiff, James Gorman (“Gorman”), a mechanic employed by Jerry Freeland of Jerry’s Muffler, Brake and Tire, and his wife filed suit against the defendant, Lynwood E. Spann (“Spann”), after a tire and rim owned by the defendant exploded severely injuring plaintiffs hand. Gorman alleged that the rim was subject to a defective condition causing the rim to be unreasonably dangerous in normal use, and that Spann, as “owner and possessor” of the rim had garde of the defective rim.

The trial court ruled against plaintiffs, finding that Gorman’s experience should have made him aware…