HUGHES v. LUMBERMENS MUT. CAS. CO., INC.


2 S.W.3d 218 (1999)

Jerry HUGHES and Nancy Hughes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, INC., Intervening Plaintiff, v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Cremins, Knoxville, and Randy W. James, Aaron N. Woods and Lisa C. Beckley, Risjord & James, P.C., Overland Park, Kansas, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Ernest A. Petroff and Kelli L. Thompson, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Knoxville, and Thomas R. Woodrow and Robert W. Vyverberg, Burke, Weaver & Prell, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 13, 1999.

OPINION

FRANKS, Justice.

In this products liability action, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant which the Trial Judge approved, and plaintiffs have appealed.

Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant alleging negligence and strict liability in the manufacture of a multi-piece truck rim assembly, known as the FL2, and sought both compensatory and punitive...

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