Schamel v. Textron-Lycoming

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, the administratrix of her husband’s estate, brought this wrongful death action against a manufacturer of aircraft engines and parts, alleging that the company was liable for the plane crash resulting in her husband’s death. The district court granted summary judgment against the plaintiff on the ground that the action sounded in product liability and was barred by the statute of *656repose in the Indiana Product Liability Act. We affirm.

I

The facts relevant to this appeal and taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiff are straightforward. On January 5,…