BARAJAS v. FIRESTONE STEEL PRODUCTS CO.

No. 13-93-071-CV.

895 S.W.2d 789 (1995)

Manuel BARAJAS, et al., Appellants, v. FIRESTONE STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, formerly a Division of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled March 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Edwards, III, Edwards, Terry, Baiamonte & Edwards, William R. Edwards, Edwards & Terry, Corpus Christi, for appellants.

Patrick Zummo, Maria Wyckoff Boyce, T. Christopher Trent, James E. Maloney, Matthew P. Eastus, Baker & Botts, Houston, William E. Corcoran, Kurt Stephen, Cardenas & Whitis, McAllen, for appellees.

Before GILBERTO HINOJOSA, FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., and YANEZ, JJ.


OPINION

YAÑEZ, Justice.

This products liability case involves an alleged 16.5-inch diameter wheel, or a component part thereof. Manuel and Luisa Barajas sued Firestone Steel Products Company, Accuride Corporation, The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (collectively Firestone), for negligence, strict products liability, and civil conspiracy after their son, Jimmy Barajas, died while allegedly mounting a 16-inch diameter...

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