Legal Opinion
William N. Rimer v. Rockwell International Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1981No. 78-3380PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
William N. Rimer and Crow, Inc. (Crow) appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Rockwell International Corporation (Rockwell).
Rimer, Crow, and Crow’s insurer filed this action based on negligence and strict liability after Rimer was forced to land an Aero Commander 520 in a cornfield because all the fuel siphoned out of its fuel tanks. They alleged that the Aero Commander’s fuel system was defectively designed and that Rockwell was willfully negligent because it failed to warn about these design defects. Rockwell raised affirmative defenses which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Roszman v. SammettOhio Supreme Court · 1971
- Taylor v. WebsterOhio Supreme Court · 1967
- Ornella v. RobertsonOhio Supreme Court · 1968
- Sullivan v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Ridge v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Amanda Hudson Beck, a Minor, by John H. Chain, Her Next Friend v. Susan Leslie Thompson, of the Estate of James P. Thompson, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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