Legal Opinion
Fields v. Walpole Tire Service, L.L.C.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 2010No. 45,206-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
bln this products liability action, plaintiff, Cecil Fields, appeals a jury verdict in favor of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”). For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
In September 2003, Goodyear manufactured a G362 UNISTEEL radial truck tire in its plant located in Topeka, Kansas. Subsequently, the tire was purchased by Dontrell Trucking, LLC (“Dontrell Trucking”) and placed into service on one of its *553trucks. In March 2006, the tire had been in service for approximately 100,000 miles, so Dontrell Trucking sent the tire to Walpole Tire Service, Inc. (“Walpole”) to be…
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