Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Brannan Auto Parts, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1998No. A97A2113PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
In this products liability case, plaintiffs Gerald and Paige Farmer sued defendant Brannan Auto Parts, Inc. d/b/a Lawrenceville Auto Parts to recover for injuries Gerald Farmer received in an explosion. The explosion occurred when Farmer attempted to repair a flat tire on his truck by welding a crack in the wheel’s metal rim with an acetylene blowtorch. The flat tire was still attached to the rim, and several months before this incident Farmer had inflated that tire with a can of “Snap Fix-a-Flat,” which injects a flammable pressurized gas and sealant. According to the…
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- Robinson v. Kroger Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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- Beam v. Omark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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