Legal Opinion
Melton v. Borg-Warner Corp.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 23, 1979No. SA78CA213PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPEARS, Chief Judge.
Captain Glen A. Melton was a co-pilot on a helicopter flight which originated and was returning to Augsburg, Germany on June 26,1976, when as the helicopter was landing it rotated out of control and crashed, severely injuring him.
Plaintiffs allege in this products liability suit that a link in the chain controlling the pitch of the rear rotor of the helicopter broke, became lodged between a sprocket and a sprocket guard and jammed the foot pedals in such a manner that the tail rotor could not be controlled causing the crash.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Marmon v. Mustang Aviation, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Mexican National Railway Co. v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Carter v. TilleryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Charles E. Doss v. Apache Powder CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert F. Mitchell, Individually v. Lone Star Ammunition, Inc., Etc., Day & Zimmerman, Inc., Etc. And Norris Industries, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- In Re Disaster at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on August 16, 1987District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1989
- Baird v. Bell Helicopter TextronDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. ArteagaSupreme Court of Delaware · 2015
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