Legal Opinion
West v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 12, 1999No. Docket No. 98-7324PublishedCited by 371 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
Ronald West owned and operated West Indies Auto Body in Poughkeepsie, New York for over 16 years. While West specialized in auto body repair, he also performed tire and rim work and owned a tire mounting machine and an air compressor that are central to this case.
In January 1991, Aston Weir brought two tires that had been manufactured by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) into West’s shop. Weir asked West to find some rims to fit the tires, mount the tires on the rims, and put the assembled wheels on Weir’s truck.
As fate would have it, West…
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