RICHARD v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 87-4815.

853 F.2d 1258 (1988)

Michael Lynn RICHARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. The FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO., Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. HARDESTY TIRE REPAIR, Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter W. Lundy, Gregory P. Massey, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

William J. Hamlin, Michael T. Tusa, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Firestone.

Thomas Bergstedt, Lake Charles, La., for Hardesty.

Before GEE, DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges:


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 12, 1988.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Both parties to this product liability action are disappointed with the verdict rendered in this case and appeal. The suit followed Richard's injury that occurred when a Firestone tire rim separated while he was mounting the tire on a truck. Firestone complains of the jury finding that it failed to warn of danger to workmen assembling or mounting tires equipped with its...

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