UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO. v. MARTINEZ

No. 04-93-00526-CV.

928 S.W.2d 64 (1995)

UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Roberto O. MARTINEZ and Juanita Martinez, Individually and As Next Friends of Robert Martinez, Jr. and John Mathew Martinez, Minors, and Mary Willis, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled November 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Kyle, Dena L. Mathis, Jackson & Walker, L.L.P., Dallas, for Appellant.

Steve T. Hastings, Rose Rivera Vela, Allison & Huerta, Corpus Christi, for Appellee.

Before RICKHOFF, LOPEZ and GREEN, JJ.


OPINION

LOPEZ, Justice.

Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company (Goodrich) appeals a jury verdict for Roberto Martinez (Martinez) and his wife, Juanita Martinez, individually and as next friends of Robert, Jr. and John Martinez. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Martinez suffered severe injuries on October 31, 1990 when he was struck by a 16" Goodrich tire that exploded after he had mounted it on a 16.5" rim during the course of his employment. Martinez...

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