John H. Kroon v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, Etc.

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, John Kroon, commenced this diversity tort action in a federal district court in Florida, seeking some compensation from Appellee, Beech Aircraft Corporation (Beech), for damages to Kroon’s airplane and his business as a consequence of a wreck following an aborted takeoff attempt from the Arthur Dunn Airpark in Titus-ville, Florida. The district court granted Beech’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Kroon’s negligence was the sole proximate cause of the accident. We affirm.

Because this is a diversity action, the substantive tort law of Florida…