Legal Opinion
Scandinavian Airlines System v. United Aircraft Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1979No. 76-1765PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The central issue of this action is whether strict liability under California law is applicable when a large airline sues a manufacturer of an aircraft engine for a defect in the product that caused property damage to the engine itself and to the aircraft on which it was installed.
Scandinavian Airlines System brought this diversity action to recover for property damage resulting from the failure of two separate jet aircraft engines on two different occasions. The failure of these jet engines on each occasion caused damage to the engines' themselves and to the two DC-9…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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