Legal Opinion
Joseph T. Labelle, George Blanchard v. McCauley Industrial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 15, 1981No. 80-1574PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
McCauley Industrial Corporation (McCauley) appeals from a judgment of the District Court of Massachusetts denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and holding it liable to Joseph La-Belle and George Blanchard (Plaintiffs) in the amount of $10,000 for negligently failing to warn Plaintiffs of a defect or dangerous condition in its product. We affirm.
Background
On July 23, 1972, as the pilot advanced the throttle and began his take-off roll, a blade of his starboard propeller broke off and sliced into the fuselage. The pilot was able to abort the take-off…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Comstock v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1959
- DoCanto v. Ametek, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Braniff Airways, Inc., Phillip Addabbo, and Morton D. Stein, as of the Estate of Maurice Berg, Deceased v. Curtiss-Wright CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Carney v. BereaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Walsh v. National Seating Co., Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. ZenobiaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- United States Gypsum Co. v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Joanne Kotler, Individually and as Administratrix, Etc. v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Ostendorf v. Clark Equipment Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2003
- Gracyalny v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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