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JOHN McSHAIN, INC. v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

No. 77-1008.

563 F.2d 632 (1977)

JOHN McSHAIN, INC., Appellant, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY v. WINGS, INC. and Butler Aviation-Friendship, Inc., third party defendants, v. SUMMIT AVIATION, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry B. FitzPatrick, Jr., Liebert, Short, FitzPatrick & Lavin, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

William A. Zurzolo, J. Grant McCabe, III, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Cessna Aircraft Co.

Joseph T. Bodell, Jr., Swartz, Campbell & Detweiler, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Summit Aviation, Inc.

Before VAN DUSEN, ADAMS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The appeal in this diversiiy case turns primarily on challenges to the evidentiary rulings of trial court.

In May 1969, John McShain, Inc. purchased an aircraft manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Co. from Wings, Inc. for $282,136. In December 1969, several hundred landings and 147 hours of flight later, the main landing gear of the plane collapsed as the plane alighted on the runway in Baltimore. After notifying Cessna...

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