DELTA AIR LINES, INC. v. GIBSON

No. 6566.

550 S.W.2d 310 (1977)

DELTA AIR LINES, INC., Appellant, v. Mildred GIBSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Thelma Eunice Green, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Opinion After Entry of Remittitur April 27, 1977.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rassman, Gunter & Boldrick, John E. Gunter, Midland, for appellant.

Michael L. Fostel, Glen Williamson, John R. Lee, Kermit, for appellee.


OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This case arises from a fall sustained by an air line passenger while changing planes at Love Field in Dallas. Based upon jury findings, judgment was entered against Delta Air Lines, Inc., for damages arising from the personal injury sustained and for incurred medical expense. We affirm on condition of a remittitur.

On July 22, 1972, Thelma E. Green, age 69, a Kermit resident, flew from Midland to Shreveport to visit a sick...

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