Boyer v. Bandag, Inc.

GERALD M. SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Bandag, appeals from a judgment against it in the amount of $2.75 million in a products liability case. Plaintiff, David Boyer, cross-appeals from the trial court action in granting defendant’s motion for directed verdict on a negligence count and denial of his punitive damages instruction. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

Plaintiff was severely injured when a tire on the truck he was using exploded while his face was in close proximity to or touching the tire. He had purchased the tire on behalf of his employer from Purcell Tire & Rubber Company of…