WAGNER v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 88-5580.

890 F.2d 652 (1989)

Stanley WAGNER, Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO., an Ohio Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Reilly (argued), Egli, Reilly, Wolfson, Sheffey & Schrum, Lebanon, Pa., for appellant.

Morton F. Daller (argued), Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and FULLAM, District Judge.


OPINION

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is a products liability case.1 The plaintiff, Stanley Wagner, received serious injuries to his head and left leg when a Five Degree Commander Wheel Assembly manufactured by defendant Firestone Tire and Rubber Company exploded while he was changing a truck tire. The case was tried to a jury, which made a number of relevant findings. The jury rejected Wagner's contention that the wheel assembly...

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