GATLIN v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 5-5898.

481 S.W.2d 338 (1972)

H. E. GATLIN, Father and Next Friend of Harry E. Gatlin, a Minor and H. E. Gatlin, Individually, Appellants, v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickey, Dickey & Drake, Pine Bluff, for appellants.

Coleman, Gantt, Ramsay & Cox, Pine Bluff, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

Appellant, Harry E. Gatlin, a minor, was injured when a truck he was driving overturned. It appears that the accident was caused by the failure of a tire on a rear wheel of the truck. It is undisputed that the tire was manufactured by appellee. Appellant, H. E. Gatlin. individually and on behalf of his son, brought this action about two years after the accident to recover for the damages sustained by them. Appellants based their action upon the theories...

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