Legal Opinion
Michael v. General Tire, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 9, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On September 8, 1990, the plaintiff was a passenger in her new 1990 Nissan Pathfinder when the vehicle suffered a tire blowout and collided with a truck. The plaintiff commenced this action sounding in strict products liability and breach of implied warranty against, inter alia, General Tire, Inc. (hereinafter General Tire), the manufacturer of the tire, and Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. (hereinafter Nissan), the distributer of the vehicle. After a trial, the jury found that the tire was defective, that the defect was a substantial factor in causing the accident, and that the defect…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Winckel v. Atlantic Rentals & Sales, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Gebo v. Black Clawson Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Goldstein v. Brogan Cadillac Oldsmobile Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Harrigan v. Super Products Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Surjnarine v. BrathwaiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
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