Legal Opinion
Lisa-Jet, Inc. v. Duncan Aviation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1978No. 77-1371PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Lisa-Jet, Inc. below sought recovery from defendant Duncan Aviation, Inc. for destruction of its Learjet 25, which crashed shortly after take-off from the Lincoln, Nebraska, municipal airport. This diversity action was tried to a jury; however, the district court 1 sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case and thereafter denied plaintiff’s motion for new trial. This appeal followed. We affirm the district court.
We, of course, review the record under the well established principles that “[a] [motion for a] directed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Decker-Ruhl Ford Sales, Inc. v. Ford Motor Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Ford Motor Company v. Loreto Mondragon, Ford Motor Company v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, by Farmers Underwriters Association, Attorney-In-FactCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Lange v. Nelson-Ryan Flight Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Frederick E. Hernon v. Revere Copper & Brass, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Lois Barclay, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Walter Barclay, Jr., Deceased v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wayne G. Hauser v. Equifax, Inc., AKA Retail Credit Company, and Physicians Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Menne v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Dawson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- McMahon v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1980
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