Legal Opinion
Batko v. Mecca Investment Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided October 7, 1982No. 11-81-141-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
Edward Batko, Jr. drove his automobile to a private hangar which housed an airplane owned by Mecca Investment Company. He parked the car, facing the hangar, about 30 feet from Mecca’s airplane. Batko then got out of the car after putting the standard transmission into neutral and setting the parking brake. The engine was idling. While Batko was looking at Mecca’s plane, his companion, Thomas Pruski, Jr., who was sitting in the passenger’s seat of the automobile, decided to play a practical joke on Batko. Pruski intended to put the automobile in reverse to make Batko…
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