Legal Opinion
Bruce Steve Baker v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 1986No. 84-5956PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal results from a diversity action for damages tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against the manufacturer of a failed automobile tire. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
Bruce Steve Baker, the appellant, was injured on August 13, 1978, when he lost control of his 1973 Ford Capri on a street in Dade County, Florida and collided with an oncoming vehicle. Baker suffered extensive facial injuries when his head struck the car’s steering wheel. He purchased the car in 1977 in good condition, but had never…
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