Hughes v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Justice.
In this products liability action, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant which the Trial Judge approved, and plaintiffs have appealed.
Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant alleging negligence and strict liability in the manufacture of a multi-piece truck rim assembly, known as the FL2, and sought both compensatory and punitive damages.
Jerry Hughes was injured on July 28, 1995, by the explosive separation of an FL2 rim assembly. An FL2 rim is a multi-piece rim assembly manufactured by Firestone. It is used with tubed tires on large trucks. It has a…
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