Boone v. Ranger Insurance

Birdsong, Judge.

Summary judgment. Appellant, Mrs. Boone, brought a garnishment action against the appellee, Ranger Insurance Company. The evidence shows that Mrs. Boone’s deceased husband was a passenger in a private aircraft owned by Fountain City Aviation and rented to one Kilgore, a licensed pilot. Kilgore flew several passengers from Columbus to Rome and returned to Columbus, where the plane crashed, killing all aboard. Ranger Insurance Co. was the insurer of the aircraft. Fountain City Aviation brought suit against Ranger seeking to recover damages for the loss of the aircraft. Ranger…