AETNA INS. CO., ETC. v. Monteith Tire Co.

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

W. Robert Tucker was injured when a recapped tire mounted by Monteith Tire Company, Inc., on a truck owned by Maple Leaf Farms, exploded or separated, causing a part of the rim assembly to strike Tucker, an employee of Maple Leaf Farms. Thereafter, W. Robert Tucker and Carole J. Tucker filed an action for personal injuries against Monteith and two other corporate defendants alleging negligence and strict liability.

At the time of the accident, Monteith was insured by two insurance companies, Aetna Insurance Company and Midland Insurance Company. Monteith made a demand…