LIGHTENBURGER v. GORDON

No. 4850.

407 P.2d 728 (1965)

Geraldine L. LIGHTENBURGER, individually, Gregory Dale Lightenburger, a minor, denise sue Lightenburger, a minor, Madylon Leslie Lightenburger, a minor, by and through their guardian ad litem, Geraldine L. Lightenburger, Appellants, v. Joan K. GORDON and Bank of Nevada, co-executors of the Estate of James L. Gordon, a.k.a. J. L. Gordon, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing denied December 14, 1965


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Galane, Las Vegas, Robert F. List, Carson City, for Appellants.

Singleton and DeLanoy and Rex A. Jemison; and Robert L. Gifford, Las Vegas, for Respondents.


WINES, District Justice.

This is a wrongful death action brought by a widow for herself and on behalf of three minor children. The decedent, Dale D. Lightenburger, was killed when the Cessna 310 in which he was riding, crashed and burned at the Los Angeles International Airport on December 6, 1962.

The Complaint pleads alternative claims, namely; that Lightenburger was a passenger for a consideration within the purview of the California Guest Statute, and...

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