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GRIGGS v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY

No. 74-1606.

513 F.2d 851 (1975)

Clifford GRIGGS, Appellee, v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1975.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Freivogel, Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock & Parsons, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Kenneth L. Dement, Sikeston, Mo., Gary L. Gardner, Louisville, Ky., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge, HEANEY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge.

On October 2, 1971, plaintiff Clifford Griggs was injured while attaching to a Ford truck a tire mounted on a Firestone multi-piece rim. As plaintiff was securing the wheel to the truck, the tire and rim assembly exploded, resulting in serious and permanent injuries to his face and head. Griggs filed suit against the Ford Motor Company and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, but on plaintiff's motion the court subsequently dismissed...

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