Legal Opinion
McKinney v. Air Venture Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 1, 1979No. 18015PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUGHES, Justice.
This appeal is from a wrongful death action involving the crash of a private plane on or about June 8,1974. All six persons on board, including plaintiff’s wife, were killed when the 1973 Piper Aztec crashed six miles northeast of Cresson, Texas while returning to Meacham Field in Fort Worth from a business trip to Lubbock. It is undisputed that the crash occurred when the plane encountered turbulence caused by a wind shear, (the leading edge of cold air outflow from the severe thunderstorms in the area). The jury refused to find the pilot’s actions that night negligent…
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- Webb v. JornsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
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