American Jet, Inc. v. Leyendecker

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in which the trial court set aside certain special issues. 1 We affirm in part, reverse and render in part.

Plaintiff Anthony Leyendecker sued defendants Paul Bryant and American Jet, Inc. for damages to plaintiffs airplane. Plaintiff desired to sell a 1965 Beech King Air Ninety twin-engine turboprop plane to prospective purchaser, defendant Bryant. On September 3, 1979, Bryant in Fort Worth contacted George Ryan, a pilot who had flown the subject plane and who would show the plane to Bryant for Leyendecker. He…