Central Flying Service v. Crigger

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

This action is an effort to hold appellants liable because they rented an airplane to a person whose conduct caused the death of appellees ’ son.

Appellants, Garbacz and Holbert, are partners owning and operating the Central Flying Service in Little Rock. Yernon Wilkerson was a young man interested in aviation. He held a student’s permit which allowed him to rent and fly a plane, but not to carry passengers. On March 23rd Wilkerson rented á plane from appellants for three days in order to fly to Forrest City and attend a-fraternity convention; and while there, on March…