ALAMO AIRWAYS, INC. v. BENUM

Nos. 4498, 4510

374 P.2d 684 (1962)

ALAMO AIRWAYS, INC., Appellant, v. Roland I. BENUM, Respondent. Roland I. BENUM, Appellant, v. ALAMO AIRWAYS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada

September 20, 1962


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morse & Graves and Lee R. Rose, Las Vegas, for appellant Alamo Airways, Inc.

Stewart, Horton & McCune, Reno, for respondent Benum.


BADT, Chief Justice.

The main problem presented by the cross-appeals in this case is whether, in a bailment for hire, the defendant bailee had sustained the burden of proving that damage to the bailed airplane was due to causes consistent with due care on his part. Other questions relating to the trial court's admission and exclusion of evidence are likewise determined. The parties are referred to in their abbreviated names.

Benum, plaintiff below, was the...

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