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MASON v. SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 00-1231.

653 N.W.2d 543 (2002)

Kevin I. MASON, Appellant, v. SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Morf of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Diane Kutzko and Kurt Kratovil of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, and Peter T. Kirchen of Kern and Wooley, L.L.P., Los Angeles, California, for appellee.

Richard G. Santi of Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie, Smith & Allbee, P.C., Des Moines and Frederick C. Schafrick of Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellant, Kevin Mason, was injured when the helicopter he was piloting crashed. Mason then brought suit against the appellee, Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, which had provided maintenance support materials to Mason's employer, the owner of the aircraft. The district court granted Schweizer's motion for summary judgment, ruling that Mason's suit was barred under the statute of repose found in the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (GARA...

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