Legal Opinion
Jones v. O'BRYON
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 24, 1962No. 50661PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
— Preparatory to obtaining a pilot’s license, defendant on April 16, 1958, in a Luscombe airplane rented from plaintiff, made a solo cross-country flight from Eldora to Charles City, to Garner, and then returned to Eldora. At Eldora the plane approached from the north and on first contact with the ground bounced about 20 feet in the air, bounced again, proceeded south down the runway, veered off the runway, flipped over and- was damaged beyond repair.
In this action for damages defendant contended the crash was caused by cross-air turbulence. Plaintiff contended the turbulence, if any, was not…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Grismore v. Consolidated Products Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Waterloo Savings Bank v. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Roth v. HeadleeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
- Bohnsack v. DriftmierSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
- Knaus Truck Lines, Inc. v. Commercial Freight LinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Board of Water Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Alvord, Burdick & Howson and Dorr-Oliver, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Dougherty v. BoykenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Bengford Ex Rel. Bengford v. Carlem Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Hutchison v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- Meeker v. City of ClintonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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