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GIDDENS v. DENMAN RUBBER MFG. CO.

No. 82-902.

440 So.2d 1320 (1983)

George F. GIDDENS, Individually, and for the Use and Benefit of Employer's Insurance of Wausau, Appellant, v. DENMAN RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, etc.; World Tire Corporation, etc.; Admiral Insurance Company, etc.; and Pacific Indemnity Company, etc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearings Denied November 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Roberson of Roberson & Roberson, DeLand, for appellant.

Frank Marriott, Jr., of Cameron, Marriott, Walsh & Hodges, P.A., Daytona Beach, for appellee Denman.

Sutton G. Hilyard, Jr., of Pitts, Eubanks & Ross, P.A., Orlando, for appellee World Tire Corp.

No appearance for appellees Admiral Ins. and Pacific Indem.

ORFINGER, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, George F. Giddens, appeals a final judgment and the denial of a motion for new trial following an adverse jury verdict in this product liability case. Giddens was injured when a tire he was mounting in his employer's garage blew off the rim. He sued the manufacturer and distributor of the tire and the manufacturer of the rim, alleging negligence in one count and strict liability in another.

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