Underwood v. Select Tire, Inc.

Barnes, Judge.

Trennis Elliot was driving a well-drilling support truck owned by Byers Well Drilling (“Byers”) when he experienced a catastrophic blowout of the truck’s right front tire. The explosion knocked the hood open, blocking Elliot’s vision. He lost control of the vehicle and struck a van, injuring two passengers and killing Roberta Underwood. Individually and as the administrator of her estate, Gregory Underwood sued Elliot and Byers, as well as the company that sold the tire to Byers (Pro-Formance Carriers, Inc.), the company that installed the tire (Select Tire, Inc.), and the tire…