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KUIPER v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 82-224.

673 P.2d 1208 (1983)

Dennis KUIPER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, et al., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 25, 1983.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dzivi, Conklin & Nybo, William Conklin, argued, Great Falls, John C. Noonan, argued, Kansas City, Mo., Kenneth R. Betzler, Akron, Ohio, for defendant and appellant.

Conner, Baiz & Olson, Dennis P. Conner, argued, Great Falls, Niewald, Risjord & Waldeck, John C. Risjord, argued, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff and respondent.

HARRISON, Justice.

Plaintiff, Dennis Kuiper, brought a products liability action against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. (Goodyear) after he was injured while working on a multi-piece truck wheel rim. Following a twenty-five day trial in the Eighth Judicial District Court for Cascade County, the jury awarded plaintiff $325,000 in compensatory damages and $1,500,000 in punitive damages and judgment was entered based upon the jury verdict. The District Court denied...

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