Legal Opinion
Stiles v. Estate of Ryan
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 31, 1985No. A017397PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POCHÉ, J.
Plaintiff Ann H. Stiles appeals from a judgment awarding her damages in an amount much less than she sought in this wrongful death action arising out of an airplane crash in which her daughter, Connie Jean Stiles Ryan, was killed. Defendant and respondent Ralph C. Brehl, Jr. (Brehl) was the owner of the airplane, which was on lease to defendant and respondent Beechcraft West (Beechcraft). Beechcraft had rented the plane to Jerry Lee Ryan (Ryan), Connie’s husband, who along with his parents also died in the crash. Ryan’s estate is the third defendant and respondent in this…
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