RADTKE v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

No. 82-1743.

707 F.2d 999 (1983)

David RADTKE; Ellanor Radtke and Jean Radtke, Appellants, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene K. Buckley, Evans & Dixon, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Richard A. Hollern, John W. Markson, Madison, Wis., for David Radtke, Ellanor Radtke, Jean Radtke; Stafford, Rosenbaum, Rieser & Hansen, Madison, Wis., Edwin T. Noel, Armstrong, Teasdale, Kramer & Vaughan, St. Louis, Mo., of counsel.

Before BRIGHT and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.


JOHN B. JONES, District Judge.

David Radtke, Ellanor Radtke and Jean Radtke brought this products liability action against the Cessna Aircraft Company for bodily injuries sustained when the aircraft, in which they were passengers, crashed during takeoff.1 Their case against Cessna was based on the claim that the pilot's seat in the aircraft unexpectedly came unlatched during takeoff, causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. Cessna...

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