GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. v. HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.

Nos. 50411 and 52360.

358 So.2d 1339 (1978)

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. and Travelers Insurance Co., Petitioners, v. HUGHES SUPPLY, INC., Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., the Hanover Insurance Co. and Joseph Hale, Respondents. DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER CO. et al., Petitioners, v. Clyde E. DAVIS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

As Corrected On Denial of Rehearings June 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis M. Halker of Gurney, Gurney & Handley, Orlando, for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

L. William Graham and Joe C. Willcox of Dell, Graham, Willcox, Barber, Ryals & Henderson, Gainesville, and W.C. O'Neal of Chandler, O'Neal, Gray, Lang & Haswell, Gainesville, for Dayton Tire & Rubber Co., petitioner.

Elmo R. Hoffman of Hoffman, Hendry, Smith, Stoner & Schoder, Orlando, for Hughes Supply, Inc.

Dan H. Honeywell of Billings, Frederick, Wooten & Honeywell, Orlando, for Clyde E. Davis, respondent.


ENGLAND, Justice.

Both the Goodyear and Dayton tire companies have asked us to review district court of appeal decisions involving essentially the same set of facts and the identical point of law.1 The availability of the reasoning of both district courts on the single legal issue suggested that we consolidate the cases for both analytical and opinion purposes.

These are personal injury cases initiated when an individual was injured...

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