Walsh v. Pagra Air Taxi, Inc.

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

Defendant Pagra Air Taxi, Inc. (Pagra) appeals from an order of the district court denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial in a negligence action arising out of Pagra’s failure to extinguish a fire in plaintiff Thomas Walsh’s airplane before it was reduced to salvage value. The chief issues raised are: (1) Did Pagra owe Walsh a duty to fight the fire in Walsh’s airplane? (2) Was there a causal connection between any negligence on the part of Pagra and the airplane damage? (3) Was Pagra prejudiced by the trial court’s order that the…