Legal Opinion
Villar v. Wilco Truck Rentals
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1986No. Civ. A. No. 83-111-BPublished
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge:
Kevin J. Villar brought this suit seeking damages for personal injuries he sustained when a wheel or rim1 on a truck tire plaintiff was changing exploded into the air. Villar sued The Budd Company (Budd), the manufacturer of the rim involved in the accident, alleging the rim was defectively manufactured.2 When the rim exploded, it struck Villar’s arm causing compound injuries to the arm and elbow. The tire struck Villar in the head causing a cerebral concussion and rendered him unconscious for approximately thirty minutes. Eight days after the accident, plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Peter Joseph Caldarera, Jr., Etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Charles Franklin Westbrook, Jr., Pilot Point Ready-Mix, Inc., Intervenor-Appellee v. General Tire and Rubber Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Lowe v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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