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prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,758 Nichols Construction Corp. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 24, 1986No. 83-3187PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge.
Nichols Construction Corporation, plaintiff-appellant in this Louisiana diversity action to recover the value of an allegedly defective airplane, appeals from the district court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendants-appellees Cessna Aircraft Company and Garrett Corporation and of directed verdict in favor of defendant-appellee Cruse Aviation, Inc. Finding that the evidence is insufficient to support a verdict for the plaintiff, we affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Appellant Nichols Construction Corporation (“Nichols”) sought to recover…
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