Tank v. Petersont

Plaintiffs, copersonal representatives of the estates of Willis H. Tank and Marva Lea Tank, brought a consolidated wrongful death action against the personal representative of the estate of Donald E. Peterson. The Tanks were passengers in an aircraft piloted by Peterson which crashed near the Columbus airport on November 25,1979, killing all on board.

This is the third time this case has been before this court. In Tank v. Peterson, 214 Neb. 34, 332 N.W.2d 669 (1983) {TankI), the district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiffs’ consolidated…