Houghton v. Piper Aircraft Corporation

GORDON, Justice:

Appellants, Raymond and Wanda Houghton on behalf of themselves and their deceased daughter, Lisa Rae, appeal from orders granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, Piper Aircraft Corporation and Sensenich Corporation. The plaintiffs sought to recover damages incurred as the result of the crash landing of their private airplane when the propeller apparently broke while they were flying over the City of Los Angeles. Lisa Rae was killed instantly upon impact, Raymond and Wanda Houghton received extensive injuries, and the aircraft was severely damaged.

Raymond Houghton…