Henry v. Serey

This cause came on to be heard upon the appeal and the cross-appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County.

On August 9, 1983, defendant-appellant, John B. Serey, was driving his mother’s 1974 Volkswagen Beetle northbound on 1-71, near the Stewart Road exit. The left rear wheel of the Volkswagen separated from the vehicle, crossed into the southbound lanes, and struck the pickup truck driven by plaintiff-appellee, Elmer D. Henry, causing the windshield to shatter.

Appellee and his wife, plaintiff Emma Henry, filed a complaint against appellant, alleging that appellant’s negligent…