Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1995No. 21728PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
As personal representative of her deceased husband, Virginia Brooks brought a wrongful death action against Beech Aircraft Corporation in connection with a 1988 plane crash. In relevant part Brooks sued in negligence and strict liability for an alleged design defect, claiming that the absence of shoulder harnesses caused the death of Thomas Brooks. The trial court granted Beech Aircraft's motion for summary judgment and Brooks appeals pursuant to SCRA 1986, 12-102(A)(1) (Repl.Pamp.1992) (warranty count sounding in contract). We hold that a design-defeet claim may be…
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