Wilson v. Interior Airways, Inc.

DIMOND, Justice.

Jack Wilson was a passenger in an airplane which crashed on September 17, 1959. He brought this personal injury action against Interior Airways, Inc., the owner of the plane. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Wilson for $60,000, but the court entered judgment for only $50,000 — the amount prayed for in the complaint. Both parties have appealed.

I. Interior’s Appeal

Interior argues three points: that Wilson was not the real party in interest and therefore not entitled to maintain this action; that it was prejudicial error for the court to give an instruction on Wilson’s life…