COLLINS v. B. F. GOODRICH CO.

No. 76-2031.

558 F.2d 908 (1977)

William C. COLLINS and Florence M. Collins, Appellants, v. B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford N. Jarrett, Kansas City, Mo., for appellants; Bruce G. Heavner and James C. Jarrett, Kansas City, Mo., on brief.

Joseph A. Sherman, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee; Robert K. Ball, II, Kansas City, Mo., on brief.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This is a products liability case. Appellants William C. and Florence M. Collins, husband and wife (herein referred to singularly as Collins), brought this action against B. F. Goodrich Company (Goodrich) to recover for injuries sustained by Mr. Collins when an aircraft wheel exploded after being inflated. Jurisdiction was founded on diversity, Collins being a citizen of Missouri and Goodrich a foreign corporation, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. From...

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