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MELTON v. BORG-WARNER CORP.

No. SA78CA213.

467 F.Supp. 983 (1979)

Glen A. MELTON and wife Janet H. Melton v. BORG-WARNER CORP. and Textron, Inc.

United States District Court, W. D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

March 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Younger, Jr., Tinsman & Houser, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs.

Melvin A. Krenek, San Antonio, Tex., for Borg-Warner Corp.

Edward P. Fahey, Groce, Locke & Hebdon, San Antonio, Tex., for Textron, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SPEARS, Chief Judge.

Captain Glen A. Melton was a co-pilot on a helicopter flight which originated and was returning to Augsburg, Germany on June 26, 1976, when as the helicopter was landing it rotated out of control and crashed, severely injuring him.

Plaintiffs allege in this products liability suit that a link in the chain controlling the pitch of the rear rotor of the helicopter broke, became lodged between a sprocket and a...

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