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OUTLAW v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 84-7657.

770 F.2d 1012 (1985)

Jay OUTLAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Pantazis, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Warren B. Lightfoot, Birmingham, Richard H. Walston, Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before VANCE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, Senior District Judge.

HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This product liability case was brought by the plaintiff-appellant, Jay Outlaw, to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when a tire manufactured by the defendant-appellee, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Firestone), exploded while he was inflating it with air. At the close of the presentation of the plaintiff's evidence, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama directed a verdict in favor of Firestone...

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