Jaffe Aircraft Corp. v. Carr

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice and HIGHTOWER, HECHT, CORNYN, GAMMAGE, ENOCH and SPECTOR, Justices, join.

In this appeal we determine that the Court of Appeals applied an incorrect legal standard in its review of the factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting a jury finding.

This action arises from the death of Nathan Carr, a passenger in a prototype aircraft, which crashed during a demonstration flight. Mary Carr, on behalf of her family and her deceased husband’s estate, brought suit against the owner, Jaffe Aircraft Corporation and Jaffteeh Industries (Jaffe), who had purchased the…