Upper Valley Aviation, Inc. v. Fryer

NYE, Justice.

This is a suit for damages brought by the owner of an airplane, Upper Valley Aviation, Inc., against Ward Fryer, the pilot. Ward Fryer, hereinafter called ap-pellee, rented a small single-engine private plane from the appellant Upper Valley Aviation, Inc., in McAllen, Texas, for the purpose of flying to Washington, D. C. It was stipulated that the relationship between the parties to this suit was that of bailor and bailee. On the return trip from Washington, the appellee crash-landed in Alabama. The case was tried before a jury. In response to special issues submitted and…