Hector PACHECO; Maria Pacheco, Appellees, v. the COATS COMPANY, INC.; Hennessy Industries, Inc., Appellants

I find myself in dissidence with the majority because, in my view, no defect in the design of the tire changer caused the injuries about which plaintiffs complain.

An exploding tire of unidentified origin shattered plaintiff Hector Pacheco’s left elbow as he removed the tire from a Coats Co. *42440-40 tire changer just after inflating it.1 The experts on both sides agreed that failure of the bottom bead of the tire caused the explosion.2 Plaintiffs’ experts testified that the table top was a “launching pad,” whereas the defendants’ expert described it as merely a “reaction surface.” Plaintiffs’…