Legal Opinion
Kramer v. Gaddis
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 1976No. Civ. No. 47373PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
This is a personal injury action arising out of the crash of a private airplane piloted by defendant. After a jury verdict for defendant, the trial court granted plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. Defendant appeals from the order granting a new trial. Plaintiff has filed a “protective cross appeal” from the judgment entered on the verdict (see 6 Witkin, Cal. Procedure (2d ed. 1971) Appeal, § 349, p. 4324.)
On May 29, 1972, defendant piloted a Piper Cherokee 6 airplane from Santa Monica to Lake Elizabeth on a pleasure flight. Defendant had a private pilot’s license and 275…
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