Ashford v. Burnham Aviation Service, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moore.

This action involves an original complaint filed by Burnham Aviation Service, Inc. against one Eugene R. Jones in which the plaintiff sought to recover judgment for the value of services performed and materials furnished in the overhaul of a Cessna airplane owned by Jones at whose instance and request the overhaul job had been performed by Burnham Aviation Service, Inc.

The defendant Jones was granted leave to file a third-party complaint against L. J. Ashford, Jr., a third-party defendant. Ashford answered the third-party complaint in which he alleged…