Brewer v. Thomason

Appellant asks us to reverse judgment against him, in favor of appellee, based on jury verdict for $10,000, for damage sustained by appellee as a result of crash of one of appellant’s airplanes in which appellee was riding on December 14, 1947.

There is very little dispute as to the fact situation. Appellant for some time had been operating at Benton an airport under the trade name of “Benton Flying Service.” Here he rented out airplanes and gave instructions in flying. Among other students were ex-soldiers learning to operate a plane as a part of the veterans training program. For these the…