E. H. Holcomb, Jr. v. Cessna Aircraft Company, and Continental Motors Corporation

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

Cessna Aircraft Company and Continental Motors Corporation appeal from judgments rendered against them upon jury verdicts in a suit founded upon alleged manufacturers’ defects in a Cessna 310K airplane and its twin engines. As to Continental, we reverse with directions to dismiss the complaint. As to Cessna, we reverse and remand for a new trial as to certain specified items.

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The Case Against Cessna

In May, 1966, E. H. Holcomb, the owner of a Cessna 310 airplane, contacted Ray Umbough about the purchase of a new Cessna. Umbough suggested that Holcomb write to Skyways Air…