ROBERTSON v. ESTATE OF McKNIGHT

No. 1269.

591 S.W.2d 639 (1979)

James Lewis ROBERTSON et al., Appellants, v. The ESTATE OF Byron M. McKNIGHT, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Davis, George M. Fleming, Byrd, Davis & Eisenberg, Austin, for appellants.

Jack Ritter, Jr., Austin, for appellee.

C. C. Small, Jr., Small, Craig & Werkenthin, Austin, L. W. Anderson, Ray, Anderson, Shields, Trotti & Hemphill, Dallas, for intervenor.

Before SUMMERS, C. J., and MOORE and McKAY, JJ.


SUMMERS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court granting the motion for summary judgment of appellee (defendant below).

The case arose out of an aviation accident in which the pilot, Byron McKnight, and his wife and passenger, Amelda Ann McKnight, died. James Lewis Robertson, executor and personal representative of the estate of Amelda Ann McKnight, brought this suit against the estate of Byron McKnight seeking damages for the wrongful...

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