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- Title: Jerry Vannoy and Nadine Vannoy v. Uniroyal
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 15529
- Release Date : January 22, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 109 KB
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Uniroyal, a tire manufacturer has appealed from a judgment awarding damages to plaintiffs in a products liability action stemming from a tire explosion accident. Plaintiffs have cross appealed from an order for remittitur of a portion of damages for loss of consortium or, in the alternative, granting a new trial. We reverse in part and remand for a new trial limited to the question of liability. Jerry Vannoy was a tire manager for a business which sold and repaired tires. On October 6, 1980, Vannoy was attempting to mount a 16-inch tire on a 16.5-inch rim with the use of a tire mounting machine. Vannoy testified that on this occasion he was not aware of the difference in size; however, he further testified that, had he been aware, he would have still attempted to mount the tire since he had successfully mounted 16-inch tires on 16.5-inch rims on previous occasions. While Vannoy was filling the tire with air and attempting to get the tire bead to properly seat against the rim, the tire exploded. The explosion propelled the tire and rim into the ceiling and seriously injured Vannoy, leaving him with a permanent impairment to his right arm.