Larco, Inc. v. Aircraftsmen, Inc.

BARNES, Justice:

The Appellant, Larco, Inc., through its sole stockholder, Mr. Ed Riffel, brought this action, as plaintiff, to recover for damages to its Bonanza G-35 Airplane, occurring while it was in the keeping of the Appellee, Aircraftsmen, Inc., hereinafter referred to as “defendant”. The plane had been left at the defendant’s facility at Wiley Post Airport in Bethany, Oklahoma, around noon on the day of the accident, July 11, 1970. By 1:30 p.m. it was serviced, ready for pickup, and tied down on the ramp in front of the repair hangar. Around 2:00 p.m. a storm warning was received,…