Legal Opinion
Vivian Leonard, Administratrix of the Estate of John Leonard, Deceased, Bruce Love and Phyllis Love v. Uniroyal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1985No. 84-5507PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
This is a products liability case. On June 15, 1981, John Leonard, plaintiff-appellee’s decedent, was killed, and plaintiff-appellee Bruce Love, was injured, when the left front tire of their truck blew out and the truck swerved off the highway and into an embankment. Plaintiffs brought suit in federal district court against Uniroyal on the basis of diversity of citizenship, alleging that the blowout was caused by a manufacturing defect in the tire. Kentucky law is applicable. A jury trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Montgomery Elevator Co. v. McCullough Ex Rel. McCulloughKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
- Post v. American Cleaning Equipment CorporationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. PinyanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,437 Pamela Morales, Guardian of Gary Thompson v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- King v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Christopher RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,812 Jackie Tipton v. Michelin Tire Company, Kelsey-Hayes CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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