Legal Opinion
Fluor Corp. v. Jeppesen & Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 23, 1985No. Civ. 64134PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GATES, J.
J.— Plaintiff Fluor Corporation appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant Jeppesen & Company contending “the trial court committed prejudicial error in refusing to instruct the jury upon issues of strict products liability with respect to the Adirondack Airport Approach Chart produced and sold by [respondent Jeppesen]. ”
The instant litigation stems from the crash of a Lockheed L-1329 Jet Star in the Lake Saranac area of New York on a snowy night in December 1972. While flying at an altitude of approximately 2,140 feet mean sea level (MSL), this plane struck the…
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