Legal Opinion
Baker v. Bridgestone/Firestone Co.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 31, 1996No. 95-4135-CV-C-5PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAUGHREY, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This case involves a product liability claim by Ronald Baker and his wife. Ronald Baker was injured while he was changing a tire on a tool truck. The truck wheel explosively separated after the tire was inflated and Plaintiff was struck with the component parts of the wheel. The facts are clear that the wheel which caused Plaintiffs injuries was not an original piece of equipment on the tool truck. The tool truck itself was assembled by a Chevrolet dealer. That dealership purchased the chassis from GM. When the chassis was delivered to the Chevrolet…
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