AIRLIFT INTERN., INC. v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP.

No. 80-5438.

685 F.2d 267 (1982)

AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION; Douglas Aircraft Company; McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation; and The Deutsch Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Johnson, Kern, Wooley & Maloney, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry J. Bogust, Chase, Rotchford, Drukker & Bogust, Los Angeles, Cal., argued, for defendants-appellees; Stephen C. Tausz, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, Cal., Peter R. Brotzen, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Before WRIGHT and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and EAST, Senior District Judge.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

During maintenance procedures, Airlift's DC-8 airliner exploded. In a diversity action Airlift sued McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer of the airplane, and Deutsch, the manufacturer of the component fuel boost pump connector assembly alleged to be the cause of the explosion. In defense to Airlift's negligence, strict liability, and warranty claims, McDonnell Douglas asserted Article 14, the general warranty and disclaimer clause of...

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