Belue v. Uniroyal, Inc

Defendant Uniroyal appeals of right from a jury verdict rendered in Wayne County Circuit Court on November 5, 1979. Plaintiff cross appeals. This case arose from an accident wherein plaintiff, the operator of a gas station, was injured as a result of the explosion of an automobile tire while plaintiff was repairing a leak in the tire. The jury found defendant Uniroyal 60% negligent and plaintiff 40% negligent, resulting in . a net verdict for plaintiff of $117,500.

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Defendant Uniroyal argues that the trial court committed reversible error in its jury instruction that the plaintiff need not…