Legal Opinion
Piper Aircraft Corp. v. Yowell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 1984No. 2-83-072-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FENDER, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to the surviving widows, parents and children of four persons who died when the Piper airplane in which they were riding, as passengers, disintegrated in mid-air. All claims with reference to the pilot have been settled and form no part of the instant appeal.
We reverse and remand with instructions.
At the trial of this cause the jury found against Piper Aircraft Corporation on all negligence and causal issues. Piper declines to admit liability but agrees that there is sufficient evidence to support the verdict as…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Sanchez v. SchindlerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Whittlesey v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Exxon Corp. v. MiddletonTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Leonard v. Texaco, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Davis v. First National Bank of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Grandstaff v. City of BorgerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Yowell v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1986
- Sharon Grandstaff, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of James C. Grandstaff and Kay Lajune Grandstaff, as Next Friend of Jo Cheryl Grandstaff, a Minor, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Borger, Texas, Cross-Appellees. Sharon Grandstaff, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of James C. Grandstaff v. The City of Borger, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Air Florida, Inc. v. Zondler, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984
- First State Bank of Bedias v. Bishop, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1985
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