Legal Opinion
Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 26, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-0063, 84-4614PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Senior District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
On June 8, 1984 a unanimous jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in three consolidated personal injury, wrongful death/or product liability cases; namely, Joseph E. Guarnere v. Shirley Harper, et al, Civil Action No. 80-3285, Thomas Cannuli v. Cessna Aircraft Company, Civil Action No. 81-2209, and Shirley Harper v. Cessna Aircraft Company, Civil Action No. 82-1052. The verdict awarded both compensatory and punitive damages in favor of all three plaintiffs and against Cessna Aircraft Company (hereinafter Cessna). The award of…
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