Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Gregg
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1990No. 41A01-8903-CV-63PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
This case comes to us following a jury verdict in the sum of one million dollars plus costs for the plaintiff Robert Gregg who sustained injury on July 24, 1979 when the tire he was changing exploded. Defendant-appellants Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co. (collectively referred to as Wards), manufactured and sold the 16" diameter truck tire which is the subject of this litigation. We affirm.
Gregg proceeded against Wards solely upon the legal theory of strict product liability alleging that the design of the tire rendered it unreasonably dangerous when…
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