Exhibit 5.2
[LETTERHEAD OF THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and am rendering this opinion in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), of: (i) one or more series of debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and (ii) guarantees of the Debt Securities (the “Guarantees”) by certain subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Initial Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 10, 2010, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto (“Amendment No. 1,” and together with the Initial Registration Statement, the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Commission on the date hereof. As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and Guarantees may be issued from time to time in one or more offerings.
I, or members of my staff, have reviewed such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. I have assumed that all signatures are genuine, that all documents submitted to me as originals are authentic and that all copies of documents submitted to me conform to the originals.
I have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and the Guarantors, and other sources believed by me to be responsible.
Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
(1) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio and possesses the requisite corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform the Debt Securities and the indenture related thereto.
(2) Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC is duly formed, validly existing and in full force and effect under the laws of the State of Ohio and possesses the limited liability company power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform the Guarantees and the indenture related thereto.
I am a member of the bar of the State of Ohio. I do not express any opinion herein on any laws other than the law of the State of Ohio.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement. I also hereby consent to the reference to my name under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ David Bialosky |
SCHEDULE A
Guarantors
Guarantors | State of Incorporation or Formation | |
| Celeron Corporation | Delaware | |
| Dapper Tire Co., Inc. | California | |
| Divested Companies Holding Company | Delaware | |
| Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | Arizona | |
| Goodyear Canada Inc. | Ontario, Canada | |
| Goodyear Export Inc. | Delaware | |
| Goodyear Farms, Inc. | Arizona | |
| Goodyear International Corporation | Delaware | |
| Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation | Delaware | |
| Wheel Assemblies Inc. | Delaware | |
| Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | Ohio | |
| Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | Nova Scotia, Canada | |
