Legal Opinion
Ayer v. Boyle
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 1974No. Civ. 30980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHRISTIAN, J.
Plaintiff, the widow of Eugene F. Ayer, appeals from a judgment of nonsuit entered in her action to recover damages for Ayer’s death in the crash of a private aircraft piloted by respondent Buscaglia and owned by Buscaglia and respondent Boyle. The action was tried upon allegations that Ayer’s death was caused by the negligence and willful misconduct of respondents. We hold that the airplane “guest statute” is unconstitutional, and reverse the judgment as to Buscaglia because there was substantial evidence that the accident was caused by his negligence.
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