Hanlon v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Plaintiffs were injured when one of the front tires on their automobile failed, causing their car to go out of control and strike a guardrail. Plaintiffs allege that the tire, a product of the defendant corporation, failed due to a defect in its manufacture. The defendant contends that the tire failed due to a cut sustained by a contact with a sharp object. A jury in the Wayne County Circuit Court returned a verdict of no cause of action; *3plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to that verdict.

Plaintiffs first allege that the trial court erred in allowing the defendant to read to…