Stone v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

It is uncontroverted that plaintiff Finis Stone was severely injured when a tire manufactured by defendant tire company exploded while Stone was attempting to mount the tire on a rim. Stone purchased the tire in question from an undisclosed customer of the service station at which Stone worked. At the time of Stone’s purchase of the tire it had an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 miles of use. On the day prior to the accident Stone mounted the subject tire on his rim and placed it in his automobile as a spare. On the day of the accident one of the tires on his automobile went flat and plaintiff…