Legal Opinion
Airlift International, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation Douglas Aircraft Company McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation and the Deutsch Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1982No. 80-5438PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
During maintenance procedures, Airlift’s DC-8 airliner exploded. In a diversity action Airlift sued McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer of the airplane, and Deutsch, the manufacturer of the component fuel boost pump connector assembly alleged to be the cause of the explosion. In defense to Airlift’s negligence, strict liability, and warranty claims, McDonnell Douglas asserted Article 14, the general warranty and disclaimer clause of the aircraft purchase agreement. Deutsch also asserted that defense.
Defendants’ initial motions for summary judgment were denied…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Soo Line Railroad Company v. Fruehauf CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines), Plaintiff v. The Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Scandinavian Airlines System v. United Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Delta Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- McLINN v. FJORDCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Chester C. Davis, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Summa Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant/appellant v. Davis & Cox, a Partnership, Chester C. Davis, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and Martin Cook, Plaintiffs-Counterdefendants/appellees. Summa Corporation, Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Defendants- Counterclaimants/appellants v. Chester C. Davis, Davis & Cox, Maxwell E. Cox, Howard M. Jaffe and D. Martin Cook, Counterdefendants/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Oregon Natural Resources Council Breitenbush Community, Inc. Michael Donnelly v. U.S. Forest Service Bugaboo Timber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Gunkel v. Renovations, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2005
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