Tanner v. Rebel Aviation, Inc.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Howard Tanner, d/b/a Howard Tanner Egg Farm, filed suit against Rebel Aviation, Inc. (Rebel), and other former owners of a 1955 Aero Commander aircraft and against certain mechanics and inspectors alleging that negligent maintenance, repair and inspection of the aircraft had caused him to sustain $47,000 in damages. In a previous appearance of this case before this court, we held that the trial court had personal jurisdiction over only one of the out-of-state residents, Rebel, and that Tanner had stated a cause of action against Rebel for negligence in repairing,…