Stevenson v. Reimer

— The owners of the plane maintained an airport near Knoxville, and as part of their business rented airplanes to qualified persons. They allege that on June 5, 1947, they leased to the defendant an airplane in good condition, and while it was in his exclusive possession it was damaged and wrecked.

Defendant alleges in his answer that he applied to plaintiffs for an airplane to rent and was assigned the plane in question; that after he had started the airplane he discovered the runway was soft and muddy and that plaintiffs had permitted same to grow up in grass and weeds; that on account of…