Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,414 Peter Bishop, Cross-Appellee v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. 86-1012,86-1042 and 86-1047PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Peter Bishop appeals the trial court’s grant of a directed verdict in favor of the defendant-appellee, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Bishop claimed that Firestone was strictly liable in tort under Indiana law for injuries that Bishop sustained as a result of a truck tire explosion. Bishop also asserted that the jury instructions were improper as to his negligence claim. We affirm.
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Peter Bishop began working for the Delphi Limestone Company, Inc. in the summer of 1977, and as part of his duties, Bishop disassembled, repaired, and remounted the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- J. I. Case Co. v. SandefurIndiana Supreme Court · 1964
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,905 Shirley Black v. Henry Pratt Company and Amsted IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Kroger Co. v. HaunIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Cornette v. Searjeant Metal Products, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1970
- Bemis Co., Inc. v. RubushIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Roger N. Phelps v. Sherwood Medical Industries and Argyle AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Herbert L. Eggert v. Robert Weisz, David Blair and Mary Anne ForanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Spangler v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1991
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