S.J. GROVES & SONS v. AEROSPATIALE HELICOPTER

No. C8-85-136.

374 N.W.2d 431 (1985)

S.J. GROVES AND SONS COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. AEROSPATIALE HELICOPTER CORPORATION, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winthrop A. Rockwell, Timothy R. Schupp, Minneapolis, for plaintiff.

William D. Flaskamp, Minneapolis, for defendant.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


PETERSON, Justice.

This case involves a question certified to this court by the Federal District Court of Minnesota, arising out of an action involving the crash of a helicopter purchased by plaintiff, S.J. Groves and Sons Company (Groves), from defendant, Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation (Aerospatiale).

In May 1977, Groves, a major highway contractor, contracted with the government of Bolivia to build a 32-mile, asphalt-paved highway, one of the highest...

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