Golden Circle Air, Inc. v. Sperry

HAYDEN, Presiding Judge.

Golden Circle Air, Inc., is an Iowa corporation which manufactures ultra-light and experimental aircraft in Adel. Golden Circle is owned by Robert Ellefson. Ellefson also operates under the trade name of Lite Aircraft Des Moines, located in Grimes. Lite Aircraft engages in the repair and maintenance of ultra-light aircraft.

Chris Sperry, who lives in Independence, Missouri, owned a 1984 Tierra II, which is an ultra-light aircraft. In 1991, the aircraft was damaged in a windstorm. Sperry brought his aircraft to Lite Aircraft to be repaired. Sperry told Ellefson not to…