Legal Opinion
F. L. Crane Co. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided December 29, 1976No. EC 76-8-SPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, F. L. Crane Company and TriState Lumber Company, Inc., (Plaintiffs), brought this action on January 13, 1976, against Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) to recover damages allegedly sustained when their Cessna 310K aircraft crashed on February 15, 1972, on take off at the Tupe-lo, Mississippi airport. The aircraft was manufactured and placed in the stream of commerce by Cessna at a point in time prior to its purchase by plaintiffs on or about June 24, 1971.
Plaintiffs allege in the complaint that they are entitled to recover the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Smith v. Temco, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1971
- Lee v. Memphis Pub. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
- Ryan v. GlennDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
- Talmadge Dawkins and Versie Dawkins v. White Products Corporation of Middleville, Michigan, and Therm-O-Disc IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Breeland v. Hide-A-Way Lake, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Thompson v. F. W. Woolworth Co.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1981
- Herrley v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1984
- Estate of Portnoy v. Cessna Aircraft Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1985
- Mrs. Lucille Jurisich Breeland, Cross v. Hide-A-Way Lake, Inc., Cross Hide-A-Way Lake Club, Inc., and Hide-A-Way Lake Property Owner's Association, Inc., Intervenors. Mrs. Lucille Jurisich Breeland v. Hide-A-Way Lake, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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