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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0195 t g . ~ . t ~ 1 • ' _ f ~ f F ` 4 '1't~G co>>>}~l~~ir.t .illc~~;~: ~ th~~t a~i ~\~a~r 2U~ l 9f~f~, Sunris~~ sc°nt ~ 19Ei8 l~ord truck cu The Cc~odycar St~i•e in l~t. 1'iercc~, T~].oricla, to ltave ; ~ . ; the tir~~s changni--specifiet~lly ~o ijave 900 x'l0 tires mount~.~ii on the ' . F , s RH-S ~vi~eels an~ rims ~ti~ith which t?ie I;ord truck ~vas equiPpe.~~. Plaii~- _ . ~ > - - ; tiffs, etnploy~es ~~f `i he Gocx~year Store, procer~cl~.~ to ti~ou~tt 9Qa x 20 ~ tires on the RH-S ~vheEls and rin?s ~s r~aque~sted t~y 5unrise. Shor[ly. ~ ° after onE~ ot the rires ~vas mountc•d, the ritn ~ull~d apai•t, ~-~ploded, . ~ - _ . - ~ and c:ame aff the ~~heel ~vith gr~at force, seriously injurii~g plaitltiffs. ~ _ ~ ~ It i~ alle ttiat the wheel ar~d t•im assembl ~vlli: h injured pla~ntiffs . ~ ~ y ~ ~ . . ; ~v~5 dt:,i~rned arn~i as~eiYTblec3 by Fires~Qrte, soid to ~oru, and ~~cox- ~ poi~ated b}~ Ford ii~to the 19C1$ I'OI'C~ C1-~:~k ~n ~~~hich plaintiffs were ~ ~ - worki~~~. `fhe ~:ornplctt~cl tru~4 , includiiig the aff.ending ~vheel and ~-im, - ~ ~ ~ . wei•e sold ~~y i ord as its o«~n pra3uct. _ - ~ . - C:ou~~ts ot~e, t~vo ard-fi :Te ~c~I-c. ~~i-rc~cteci against I~ord and _ - - ' ~ ~ ~ _ F~irc:s~ozi~; ccw~;i_5 th~~e~ ai~d fc~<<r ~:~~~re dixecte~ again~t Sun~•ise: - ~ T~~~ t~-ia? ~.cw~-~ s~istain~~ count~ o,~~~ ~11C~ r:~~o oi tl:e com, ~laicit ~ - . -F ~ - _ ~ - ~s a~~i:?sr_ Fir:~st~re. (etce~t tl~at ?-e#erences [o st.i-ict liabili~}~ in ~ottnt - ~ _ ~ _ _ - - ~ ~ + - onf~ ~vere strick~~n), i~ut dismisa:~.i j_hese count~ again~c i~'or~: • In so . - - - ~ - ~t-t~~ing t~~e t1•ial co~~rt ~_~iled to iclloi~' i~lE'. F}Ili1C1~~E' IIOW e::~a~~lished in _ _ . ; _ Fioi-ici« ~aw tl~a~ a4~ 1fiSE'll'~?~~er of a pt-oducr ~c~hi~.~3 IiZC~~.IdeS a COIY1pt~I?ent i - _ - . - . - . - . . _ ' . f - - pa;-t ma~ufac;tw~ec~ by anotl;er ti=~1~~ sell5 the com~leted ~rai~:c* as its ~ - _ . _ _ ~ } _ o«~ij a~ld thPreb~,J represents ~o the public tEiat it is ~he ~nanufacturer is - ~ _ . - - . _ _ - ~ . . - ~ - considez-eci'ttzc man~:faccu, er vf the r.om~o3~et~t ~art for purp~ses of ~ } liab;lity ior p~_'I"~Ollal in;t~r-y resultirg frz~r!~ usc of ti~~ ~oi~poi~ei~~ p«rt.I-- - . - _ - _ - ~ . - t rlpplicatic~n of this.prir~ci~le i;~ Iight of the allegatioT~s in tlie cornplaint ~ ~ ~ = that the ~=~heel and rim ~~~hict~ cause~d plaintiffs` injuries ~vere designed ~ _ 1. I-lolmar, i?. Fo~.•ci :~~otor Co. , 239 So. 2c 40 {rla. ~~p. 1910); I~ing v. 7ou~las ~~~rcraft Ca , 159 So. 2d 108 (Flz, App. 19b4); Restateinent, - Secv~~d, 1~orts, § 400. . - ~i . . . - - . ~ . . . 1~= . . - -~2~ . _ ~ . _ LI Ii s ~ ~ ' . . . " . . . ' . ~ " . _ . + _ " . ~ ' ' ' . . ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ . . ~ - - _ i - 800K~~~ PAGE_ ~~e~ - - - ~ _ _ _