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MATEI v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO.

Nos. 93-3172, 93-3373.

35 F.3d 1142 (1994)

Debra MATEI, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Dennis Matei, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, and Robert Hansel, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Miller (argued), Chicago, IL, Salvatore Salibello, Morristown, NJ, for Debra A. Matei.

Michael M. Lane, Ann P. Goodman (argued), Patrick M. Graber, McCullough, Campbell & Lane, Chicago, IL, for Cessna Aircraft Co.

William G. Stone, James R. Branit (argued), Bullaro, Carton & Stone, Chicago, IL, for Robert W. Hansel.

Before BAUER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, District Judge.

GRANT, District Judge.

Dennis Matei, a commercial pilot, died in a plane crash on January 29, 1987. The alleged proximate cause of the crash and his death was a failure of the instrument control lighting system. Mrs. Matei, as special administrator of her husband's estate, brought suit against the manufacturer of the aircraft, Cessna Aircraft Company, and its owner, Robert Hansel. The district court granted summary judgment for Hansel finding that he was not liable...

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