EDGCUMBE v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

Docket No. 97273.

171 Mich. App. 573 (1988)

430 N.W.2d 788

EDGCUMBE v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided September 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark Shanahan, and Mark J. Van Epps, for plaintiff.

Zamplas, Paskin, Nagi, Baxter, Johnson & Walker, P.C. (by Jeannette A. Paskin and Leonard Nagi), for defendant.

Before: MAHER, P.J., and SHEPHERD and K. TERTZAG, JJ.


K. TERTZAG, J.

Plaintiff appeals the denial of certification for his class-action suit. We affirm.

Plaintiff purchased a used airplane manufactured by defendant. Within the first year of his ownership, plaintiff discovered iron or metal filings in the airplane's engine oil. The filings were traced to a flaking off of metal from the camshaft, which plaintiff alleged was caused by a design defect of the particular camshaft. Plaintiff brought the instant action...

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