Trussell v. Bear Manufacturing Co.

NEESE, District Judge.

This is a tort action. The plaintiff Trussell purchased second-hand a wheel balancer manufactured by the defendant Bear. The original purchase was made from Bedford Auto Supply, a jobber distributing and providing some servicing of Bear’s equipment. While utilizing this wheel balancer in his business in Winchester, Tennessee, plaintiff was injured when the balancer separated from a motor vehicle wheel which he was undertaking to balance with the mechanism, and struck his leg. This action followed.

Substituted service of process was had on the defendant Bear through the…