Clifton v. Jones

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a bench tried case for conversion of an airplane with a cross-action for recovery of damages for repairs to the aircraft. The court awarded James Jones, owner of the Cessna Skymaster, $14,-744.41 in damages and gave John Clifton, who repaired and then converted the airplane, $7,500.00 as a set-off for the repairs made. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.

In August, 1980, James Jones, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, contacted John Clifton of El Paso, Texas, concerning a major overhaul of the engines on his Cessna airplane. On September…