Legal Opinion
Kuiper v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1983No. 82-224PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harrison
*41Plaintiff, Dennis Kuiper, brought a products liability action against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Goodyear) after he was injured while working on a multi-piece truck wheel rim. Following a twenty-five day trial in the Eighth Judicial District Court for Cascade County, the jury awarded plaintiff $325,000 in compensatory damages and $1,500,000 in punitive damages and judgment was entered based upon the jury verdict. The District Court denied a new trial. Goodyear appeals. We reverse and remand for new trial.
On August 13, 1979, plaintiff, a twenty-two year old newly married man, was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Brown v. North American Manufacturing Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1978
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