Legal Opinion
Roy Matson Truck Lines, Inc. v. Michelin Tire Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 16, 1979No. 48389PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff brought suit under the theory of strict liability for damages it suffered when a tire on one of its trucks blew out. The Hennepin County District Court, sitting without a jury, found that it was more probable that the tire in question was defective than that plaintiff’s driver had misused it by under inflating it and granted judgment for plaintiff. We affirm.
Plaintiff, a trucking firm, purchased the tire in question in 1968 and mounted the tire on one of its trucks in 1971. On July 18,1972, the tire blew out causing damages totalling $15,252.96. All three…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Trust Known as Great Northern Iron Ore PropertiesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Seidl v. Trollhaugen, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- State v. HoskinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
- State v. PoganskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Minnetonka v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- In Re the Welfare of R.T.B.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- Citizens National Bank of Madelia v. Mankato Implement, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Carstedt v. GrindelandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- City of Minnetonka v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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