Sapp v. Stoney Ridge Truck Tire

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas which dismissed all claims of appellant, Martin W. Sapp, against appellees, Stoney Ridge Truck Tire, Victor Neubert, Timothy L. Martin and OIS Tire, Inc. (“OIS”), and Oakland Tire, Inc. (“Oakland”).

Sapp appeals the judgment of the trial court and sets forth the following assignments of error:

“1. The lower court erred in directing verdicts for the defendants after the opening statement of plaintiffs counsel.

“2. The lower court erred in its instruction to the jury on assumption of risk as a defense to plaintiffs strict…