Hillend v. Koltsch and Frink

On the 10th day of February, 1946, a flight was attempted from Portland, Oregon, to lYickenburg, Arizona, in an airplane owned by plaintiff. Defendant Frink was the pilot. The occupants of the plane, other than the pilot, were defendant Koltsch, Claude O’Dell, Clyde Winchester and the wife of the pilot. The plane landed upon the ice formed upon Klamath Lake about 10 miles from Klamath Falls, Oregon, and was badly damaged.

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover for said damage to his plane. Plaintiff contends that during the attempted trip the plane was in the exclusive control of the…