Crawford v. Rogers

DIMOND, Justice.

Appellee’s husband, A. O. Rogers, was killed in the crash of an airplane he was flying. The appellant was the only passenger, and was injured. He brought this action for damages for negligent maintenance and operation of the aircraft against appellee, as executrix of her husband’s estate. The jury found in appellee’s favor, and appellant has brought this appeal.

Appellant’s principal contentions are that the trial court erred in permitting appel-lee’s witness, Ward Gay, to testify as an expert on the cause of the airplane’s crash, and in allowing Gay’s testimony to be elicited…