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HOLCOMB v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

No. 29871.

439 F.2d 1150 (1971)

E. H. HOLCOMB, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, and Continental Motors Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Waller, Jr., Fowler, White, Gillen, Humkey & Kinney, P. A., Tampa, Fla., for Cessna Aircraft Co.

John T. Allen, Jr., Harrison, Greene, Mann, Davenport, Rowe & Stanton, St. Petersburg, Fla., for Continental Motors Corp.

F. Ronald Fraley, Richard G. Davis, of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, Professional Assn., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN, and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

Cessna Aircraft Company and Continental Motors Corporation appeal from judgments rendered against them upon jury verdicts in a suit founded upon alleged manufacturers' defects in a Cessna 310K airplane and its twin engines. As to Continental, we reverse with directions to dismiss the complaint. As to Cessna, we reverse and remand for a new trial as to certain specified items.

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