Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1989No. Nos. 88-1156, 88-1158PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Caffie D. Thornton, executrix of the estate of her deceased husband Emmett M. Lunceford, Jr., M.D., appeals from the grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of Cessna Aircraft Company on her negligence and strict liability claims. Cessna cross appeals from the denial of its motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on Thornton’s claim for breach of warranty. We affirm.
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In 1984 Dr. Lunceford, a South Carolina resident, purchased a Cessna airplane in South Carolina from Jim Hamilton Aircraft, Inc., a South Carolina corporation. The airplane, which was manufactured…
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