Legal Opinion
Klawes v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 21, 1983No. 81-C-1552PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
WARREN, District Judge.
On December 28, 1978, Allen Klawes, a chief truck mechanic for Redway Carriers, Inc., of Kenosha, was affixing a truck rim and tire to a vehicle in his place of work. In the process, the truck tire and multipiece truck rim separated explosively causing fatal injuries to his face and head. On November 16, 1981, an action was filed by plaintiff, on behalf of decedent and herself, in Kenosha County Circuit Court. On December 8 of the same year, defendant removed the matter to federal court and, on December 15, filed an answer.
On December 18, 1981,…
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