Legal Opinion
Nachtsheim v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 1988No. 87-1155PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, Edward E. Nachtsheim and Production Tool Corporation (Production Tool), brought this products liability action against the defendant, Beech Aircraft Corporation (Beech). Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The suit arose from an aircraft accident in which the deceased, William W. Steil, was killed. Mr. Steil wqs the President of Production Tool. He was piloting a company aircraft on January 8, 1978 when the plane crashed near Tyler-town, Mississippi.
The case was tried to a jury on theories of negligence, strict liability,…
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