THORNTON v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

Nos. 88-1156, 88-1158.

886 F.2d 85 (1989)

Caffie D. THORNTON, as Executrix of the Estate of Emmett M. Lunceford, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Caffie D. THORNTON, as Executrix of the Estate of Emmett M. Lunceford, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Bruce Watson (Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Columbia, S.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Cameron B. Littlejohn, Jr. (A. Camden Lewis, Lewis, Babcock, Pleicones & Hawkins, Columbia, S.C., on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before POWELL, Associate Justice (Retired), United States Supreme Court, sitting by designation, and HALL and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.


WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

Caffie D. Thornton, executrix of the estate of her deceased husband Emmett M. Lunceford, Jr., M.D., appeals from the grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of Cessna Aircraft Company on her negligence and strict liability claims. Cessna cross appeals from the denial of its motion for partial judgment on the pleadings on Thornton's claim for breach of warranty. We affirm.

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