Tapley v. Golden Big O Tires

LOHR, Justice.

This wrongful death and survival action stems from the death of Ronald Lee Tap-ley, who died as a result of inhalation of exhaust fumes from a used automobile that he had recently acquired from defendant G & G Auto Sales (G & G). The vehicle bore a safety inspection sticker issued earlier by defendant Golden Big 0 Tires (Big 0). The decedent’s parents, Hermon L. Tapley and Cora E. Tapley, brought the wrongful death action in Jefferson County District Court against G & G, its owners and one of its employees, and against Big 0 and one of its employees. Hermon L. Tapley, as…