Abbott G. M. Diesel, Inc. v. Piper Aircraft Corp.

WILKINS, Justice:

All statutory references are to Utah Code Ann., 1953, as amended, unless otherwise stated.

On or about November 8, 1974, plaintiff, Abbott G. M. Diesel (hereinafter “Abbott”), and co-defendant, Piper Corporate Aircraft Center-West aka Corpac-West (hereinafter “Corpac”), entered into a purchase agreement wherein Abbott agreed to buy, and Corpac agreed to sell, a Piper PA-31-P aircraft manufactured by co-defendant, Piper Aircraft Corporation (hereinafter “Piper”).

Abbott contends that (1) this aircraft suffered an inordinate number of equipment and structural failures and defects…