Legal Opinion
Gillam v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1992No. S-89-1375PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The plaintiff, Dick Gillam, was injured in an accident on May 16, 1983, while employed by defendant T.O. Haas Tire Co., Inc., as a tire repairman. The plaintiff had been directed to repair a tire on a truck owned by defendant Dennis Rusho. An “RH5 degree” multipiece wheel mounted on the truck exploded when the plaintiff attempted to inflate the tire mounted on the wheel.
The RH5 degree multipiece wheel consisted of two components, a disk/rim and a side ring. The disk had been manufactured by defendant the Budd Company, and the rim and side ring had been manufactured by defendant Firestone Tire…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witherspoon v. Sides Const. Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1985
- MacMillen v. AH Robins Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1984
- County of Douglas v. Board of Regents of University of NebraskaNebraska Supreme Court · 1982
- Spilker v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
- Economy Housing Co., Inc. v. RosenbergNebraska Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Nesladek v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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