McLEAN v. 988011 ONTARIO, LTD.

Nos. 99-1663, 99-1664.

224 F.3d 797 (2000)

John D. McLEAN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lisa Irene Jiggens, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 988011 ONTARIO, LTD., d/b/a Plane Perfection; William Allen Ball Enterprises, Ltd., d/b/a B & B Aircraft, Defendants-Appellees. Alberta M. Jiggens and David Buckner, as Personal Co-Representatives of Brian E. Jiggens, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, Janice Garard, Personal Representative of Kaleb Jiggens, a Minor, Deceased, Plaintiff. v. Piper Aircraft Corporation, et al., Defendants, 988011 Ontario, Ltd., d/b/a Plane Perfection, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 24, 2000


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Shaw, Barbara H. Goldman (argued and briefed), Lopatin, Miller, Freedman, Bluestone & Herskovic, Southfield, Michigan, for Plaintiff-Appellant in No. 99-1663.

Seth H. Barsky, Andrew S. Fowler (briefed), Barsky & Fowler, Birmingham, Michigan, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in No. 99-1664.

Janet Callahan Barnes (argued and briefed), Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton, Farmington Hills, Michigan, Scott R. Torpey (briefed), Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, Detroit, Michigan, for Defendant-Appellee 988011 Ontario, Ltd.

Gary S. Gondek, Waterford, Michigan, for Defendant-Appellee William Allen Ball Enterprises, Ltd.

Before: JONES, BOGGS, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

This negligence action arises out of three deaths in the crash of a private plane. Michigan resident Brian Jiggens purchased a used Piper Cherokee airplane in March 1994 from American Flight & Technology. After purchasing the 18-year-old plane, Jiggens hired Plane Perfection of Goderich, Ontario, Canada to paint and refurbish it. Plane Perfection stripped, refinished, and applied new paint, replaced the stabilator tips,...

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