Legal Opinion
Miles v. General Tire & Rubber Co.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided June 21, 1983No. 82AP-864PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCormac, J.
Plaintiff-appellant, Jayne Miles, was a passenger in a 1978 General Motors Corporation motor home which collided with a guardrail, causing the gas tanks to rupture. The gasoline, which escaped, caught fire. While attempting to leave from the only exit door in the motor home, plaintiff received severe burns.
Plaintiff originally joined General Motors Corporation (“GMC”), the manufacturer; George Byers Sons, Inc. (“Byers”), the original seller of the motor home; General Tire & Rubber Co. (“GTR”), the manufacturer of the tires used on the motor home; and BCJ Corporation (“BCJ”), the lessor of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Temple v. Wean United, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1977
- Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Price v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Leichtamer v. American Motors Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
- Francioni v. Gibsonia Truck Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Winckel v. Atlantic Rentals & Sales, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Peterson v. Safway Steel Scaffolds Co. of South DakotaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Kemp v. MillerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
- Reynolds v. City of OakwoodOhio Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. HumphriesOhio Court of Appeals · 1992
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