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Ratton v. Busby

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 25, 1959No. 5-1847PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ed. F. MoFaddin, Associate Justice.

This litigation results from a collision of two airplanes which occurred over the Jonesboro airport on Sunday afternoon, January 19,1958. The two airplanes were in final approach to landing. Appellant, Dr. R. W. Ratton, was flying alone in a single motor Beechcraft plane; Charles H. Busby and Billy Wayne Robinson were in a single-motor Cessna plane; and as a result of the collision Busby and Robinson were killed. Busby’s administratrix filed this action against Ratton for damages; and from a judgment against him, Ratton brings this appeal.

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
  2. National Box Co. v. BradleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Woodrum Truck Lines v. BaileyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  4. Fordyce v. McCantsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1889
  5. Schneider v. BerryMississippi Supreme Court · 1934

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Sheridan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. People v. HeardMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  3. United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. Britt v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. MacKool v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006

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