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turn t~~ c;vunt nvc~ ~f the c~n~plainc which alleges negligence ~
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~~n th:: pai~[ of c3efenci~~lts Fc~rcl ~~nd Firc;srvnc. 'Chis cot~r~ ~~lle~es that ~
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these ~efend~nts negligenCly dE3SI~;ile(Z ~IIE: ICIC~:Il7~T 11IT1 at1C~ ~~~heel and ~
Yleglig~ntlv ~ailcd to test thc wheel a~sembly with the result t~zat the ;
wl~eel ~ssembly ~vas inherently unsafe, ilegligently failed to investigatc
~ si~nilar explosions of si.milar wheels and rims sQ as to c~c~ ~rope~ re -
search and corzect the =:.auses thereof; negli~ently failecl ~to w~rn users - ~
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of Yhe dangerous propen~ities of tihe wheel ~ssembly of w~hich they kr.e:w ~
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~ ~r shbuld have knou~n; and that as a result thereof plaintiffs were injured
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. . - whcn t~~e rim pulled a~rt an:1 exploded off tl~e wheel ~~:hile plaintiffs ~ ;
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wet-c rr~ou~~ti.rig a ti_rG on the wheel ass~m~ly which ha~ Y~e~n ~iegligently ~
- clcsigned and m~nufactured by defendan~s F~~i•d and I~irestoi~e, ~'4'e find ;
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that cour~t n~a suff~~:ientl} ~tatc.c~ a claij.~ for. r..~~~f ~,~s~.d upon g ~
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of deferidants I~ord and Hiresto~e ~i~d the tria~ couxt err~d in dismi~~ing - ~
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this count as to defe:~dai~t l;or~. _ - - ~
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_ _ _ Cc~unt three agair5t 5w~rise c-lai,i?s damag~~ for violati~~n of , ~
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~the L;nifur•m `wmci~ercidl t,ode ~~~arranty section (§f~7~. 2-3I4, l~lorida . '
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Statutes 1967). It is all;:ged ir. ri~is count thar ~unrise cc~ntz~acted wir_h ~
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'i'he Coodyear 1'ii•e Store to cl~artg~ certain tires froin an oId trucn to ~
~ the n~w 1968 Nord truck previously referred to ~nd that plaintiffis, :
. empioyees of Tlie Goodyear Tire Store, wel-e in~ured whei~ the~outside ~ ;
: dual rim o~i the 1~368 Ford r_ruck puilea apart and explodeci as ~re~~ious = ~
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Iy described. This count is insufficien~ for th° reason that tt-~ere was
no safe alleged on the part ~f .~~,ll~'li-ise so as to invQke the [:nif~~rm ~
C~mrnc:rcial C,ode, ~~rticle 2, warr_anty provisic~ns for ihe benefit of ;
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- plaintiffs. The d~livery of the i968 I~ord truc}: to plaintiffs' em~loyer ~ ;
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. f~r the purpo~e ~f ha~lirig the tires charged was noC a~al~ but a_ - t
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