Loretta A. Laird, Helen v. Laird and Eagle Star Insurance Company, Limited v. Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This cause grows out of the crash on December 17, 1954, of the Miller’s High-life airplane resulting in the death of four persons and the destruction of the plane. In this action against ACES (Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc.) asserting that the 1954 crash in Wisconsin was caused by negligent engine overhaul in Miami during 1951, the jury returned a general verdict for the defendant. This appeal of the unsuccessful plaintiffs does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Indeed, they say it is precisely because it was one of hotly disputed questions with…