Hood v. Roadtec, Inc.

OPINION

GODDARD, Judge.

In this products liability action, Roadtec, Inc., and Astee Industries, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, appeal a jury verdict in favor of Harold and Sandra Hood, Plaintiffs-Appellees. The Defendants urge this Court to vacate the judgment below and order a new trial, primarily because of the Plaintiffs’ failure to disclose the identity of a witness during the principal discovery stage of the lawsuit. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment below and remand the case for a new trial.

*361In August 1986, the Hoods filed suit against the Defendants, both Tennessee…