Coan v. Cessna Aircraft

Terry Coan, the plaintiff, and David Barton, who is not a party to this appeal, brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County on September 15, 1970, against Cessna Aircraft; Garland Inc.; and Gene Siebert, individually and as Director of Air Institute and Service, a division of Southern Illinois University, for personal injuries sustained in the crash of a plane the plaintiff was co-piloting. The crash occurred on September 17, 1968, while the plane was attempting to take off from an airport in Paducah, Kentucky.

The trial court allowed the defendants’ motions to dismiss the action…