Legal Opinion
Ridge v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1997No. Nos. 94-2304, 94-2408PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge WILLIAMS joined.
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
On March 20, 1988 plaintiffs decedent, Charles Ridge, and two passengers were killed when the Cessna model 210N airplane piloted by Ridge suffered an in-flight structural failure and crashed at Quantieo, Virginia. Ridge’s wife filed this diversity action against Cessna Aircraft Company and alleged simple and gross negligence, breach of express and implied warranty, strict liability, and misrepresentation. The district court dismissed all but the…
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