ROMMELL v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO

No. 79-508.

394 So.2d 572 (1981)

Charles ROMMELL, Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Nichols and Harold L. Downing, Nichols & Associates, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.

David L. Holbrook, Wells, Gattis & Hallowes, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.


FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

Appellant had filed suit against Firestone to recover for damages he sustained when his truck overturned on the highway. Appellant had claimed that the accident was due to the "blow-out" of two Firestone tires on his truck. He appeals from a judgment after a jury verdict holding that the tires were not defective. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The first point raised on appeal was:

WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT COMMITTED...

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