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BISHOP v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Nos. 86-1012, 86-1042 and 86-1047.

814 F.2d 437 (1987)

Peter BISHOP, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. The FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy W. James, Risjord & Curtis, P.C., Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Richard D. Wagner, Krieg, Devault, Alexanser & Capehart, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellee cross-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 21, 1987.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Peter Bishop appeals the trial court's grant of a directed verdict in favor of the defendant-appellee, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Bishop claimed that Firestone was strictly liable in tort under Indiana law for injuries that Bishop sustained as a result of a truck tire explosion. Bishop also asserted that the jury instructions were improper as to his negligence...

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