Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,812 Jackie Tipton v. Michelin Tire Company, Kelsey-Hayes Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1996No. 95-5589PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Jackie Tipton, owner and operator of Tipton Motor Company in Irvine, Kentucky, seeks damages against defendant, Michelin Tire Company (“Michelin”), based on theories of products liability and negligence. In the course of business on June 3, 1989, Tipton attempted to mount a used, sixteen-inch Michelin tire on to what Tipton thought was a sixteen-inch rim, manufactured by Kelsey-Hayes Company (“Kelsey-Hayes”). In actuality, however, the rim’s radius was 16.5 inches, giving rise to what is known in the tire industry as a “mismatch” situation. The sidewall of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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