Legal Opinion
Robert J. SACRAMONA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., and the Budd Company, Defendants, Appellees
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 13, 1997No. 96-1345PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Robert Sacramona, the plaintiff in this diversity action, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment against him. His claims arose from an accident that occurred when Sacramona sought to mount and inflate a tire manufactured by defendant Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. on a wheel manufactured by defendant, The Budd Company. The appeal is essentially a challenge to the district court’s rulings on the destruction or loss of evidence and resulting prejudice to the defendánts.
The facts are as follows. On May 4, 1988, a customer drove his van into the Economy…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Salim Aoude v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc., Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. William H. Wilson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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