Bolick v. Sunbird Airlines, Inc.

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff brings forth three assignments of error. First, he contends that the lower court committed error in excluding from evidence the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Factual Report. Second, he contends that the court erred in not instructing the jury on negligence per se. when evidence showed that the flight crew violated Federal Aviation Administration Regulations (FARs). Third, plaintiff alleges the court erred in instructing the jury on the doctrine of “sudden emergency.”

During the course of the trial below, plaintiff sought to admit the factual report or…