Legal Opinion
McGee v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 18, 1983No. Civ. 22862PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
March 28,1971, was a clear day. A 177 Cessna Cardinal took off from Warner Springs Airport. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft crashed and burned. Helen M. McGee was burned. Her bums were so severe both legs had to be amputated. McGee sued the manufacturer of the airplane, defendant Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna). A jury trial resulted in judgment for Cessna. We reversed, holding McGee should have been allowed to present her cause on a theory of strict liability based on Cessna’s failure to design a sufficiently crashworthy aircraft.
McGee presented her case to a second…
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