Legal Opinion
Robert B. Blevins v. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Kansas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1984No. 82-1533PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of $2 million entered against defendant in a diversity case. A jury in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming awarded the damages to plaintiff, a passenger aboard a Cessna Model 340 aircraft manufactured by defendant which was forced to make an emergency off-field landing in Riverton, Wyoming on July 30, 1978 after developing engine trouble.
Defendant requests that we reverse the judgment below and either order a new trial or a remittitur. Defendant contends that (1) certain evidentiary matters concerning…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Thomas Stokes v. Euda Delcambre, as Sheriff of Vermillion ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Barnes v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by31 opinions
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