ATLANTIC AIRCRAFT CORP. v. ENGLISH

No. 66-635.

198 So.2d 862 (1967)

ATLANTIC AIRCRAFT CORP., a Florida Corporation and Vicair, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellants, v. Gaines H. ENGLISH and Jean C. English, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDonald & McDonald, Miami, for appellants.

Merwin E. Taylor, Miami Springs, for appellees.

Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and SWANN, JJ.


PEARSON, Judge.

The defendants appeal a final judgment for plaintiffs. The judgment was based upon a jury verdict and the basic question presented on appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict. We hold that the evidence is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of liability and that the trial judge erred when he denied appellants' motion for a new trial on that ground.

Plaintiffs' complaint sought recovery for damage to an aircraft...

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