Legal Opinion
Monger v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1987No. 86-1555PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Kevin Brent Monger II and Amanda Keann Monger (“Monger”)1, brought this diversity action under Missouri’s wrongful death statute, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 537.020, against the Cessna Aircraft Company (“Cessna”), seeking damages for the death of their parents in the crash of a Cessna 210-J aircraft. They alleged negligence in the design of the aircraft, as well as strict liability. After a three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict for Cessna. The district court2 denied Monger’s motion for a new trial and entered judgment accordingly. For reversal, Monger asserts prejudicial…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Dick v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Jean Farner, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased v. Paccar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- American Airlines, Inc. v. United States of America and Sara Ann Creasy, Sara Ann Creasy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Joel Reyes v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Connie M. Grogg v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., a Corporation Brant Lee Bobbitt Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Of Fort Smith, a Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Donahue v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. v. Norman Gershman's Things to Wear, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- William Ulmer v. Associated Dry Goods CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- 46 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1535, prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,959, 1997 O.S.H.D. (Cch) P 31,340 Maurice Porchia, the Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor Below v. Design Equipment Company, a Division of Griffith Laboratories Stork Protecon, B.V.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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