Be v. Western Truck Exchange
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NOTT, J.
I. Introduction
In January 1991, appellant Nguon Seang Be was a passenger in a pickup truck that was traveling south on the Long Beach Freeway. At that same time, a 1980 truck manufactured by a European company called Magirus/ Iveco was traveling north on the freeway. The right rear outside wheel of the Magirus truck suddenly flew off and landed on the roof of the pickup truck in which Mr. Be was riding. The roof collapsed, and the wheel struck Mr. Be’s head. His neck was fractured, and he is paralyzed.
Mr. Be and his wife, Siv Ly Be (hereafter both are referred to as Be),…
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