Legal Opinion
Rastelli v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 1992PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Plaintiffs decedent was killed while inflating a truck tire, manufactured by Goodyear, when the multipiece tire rim, not manufactured by Goodyear, separated explosively. The issues are whether (1) Goodyear may be subject to concerted action liability under the alleged facts in this product liability action and (2) Goodyear has a duty to warn against its nondefective tire being used with an allegedly defective tire rim manufactured by others. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that plaintiff’s claims under both theories of liability should be…
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