Stalker v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Con-nor, J.), entered November 29, 2005 in Columbia County, which, inter alia, denied a motion by third-party defendant Rua & Sons, Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the third-party complaint against it.

In or about 1998, decedent purchased a flatbed trailer from Ryder Truck Rental. In March 2001, decedent suffered fatal injuries when he attempted to inflate a tire on said trailer, which exploded due to failure of its sidewall. The tire in question had been manufactured by defendant in 1993 and had been retreaded by third-party defendant Rua &…