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MYERS v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

553 P.2d 355 (1976)

275 Or. 501

Mary M. MYERS, Administratrix of the Estate of Clifford E. Myers, Deceased, for the Benefit of Mary M. Myers, Surviving Wife of the Deceased, et al., Respondent, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a Kansas Corporation, Defendant, Robertson Aircraft Corporation, a Washington Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided July 9, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Roberts, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., and Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland; and Kenneth C. Miller, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill.

Robert B. Hopkins, Portland, and Martin Schedler, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With them on the brief were David W. Harper, and Keane, Haessler, Harper, Pearlman & Copeland, Portland.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and McALLISTER, DENECKE, HOLMAN, HOWELL and BRYSON, JJ.

HOWELL, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action arising out of the crash of a light airplane in British Columbia during a flight from Hillsboro, Oregon to Kimberley-Cranbrook, B.C. in September, 1970. The plaintiff, Mary Myers, is the administratrix of the estate of her husband, Clifford, a passenger who died in the crash. Defendant Cessna Aircraft Corporation is the manufacturer of the plane, and defendant Robertson Aircraft...

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