Quam v. Nelson-Ryan Flight Service

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the municipal court of Minneapolis for damages caused to a light, 4-passenger plane while it was parked on defendant’s premises. It is contended that the verdict is not supported by the evidence.

It appears that plaintiff, an airplane pilot, is the owner of a small, single-engine airplane which he uses to teach instrument flying. At the time of the occurrences hereinafter related that activity was a hobby of the plaintiff which he intended to develop into a business on retirement. He maintained the plane on premises owned by defendant, Nelson-Ryan…