EWERS v. THUNDERBIRD AVIATION, INC.

Nos. 49615, 49642 and 49812.

289 N.W.2d 94 (1979)

R. Lora EWERS, trustee for the Heirs of Patrick Keith Ewers, Respondent, v. THUNDERBIRD AVIATION, INC., et al., Appellants. Stan DAVIES, Trustee, et al., Respondents, v. Brandt L. DAHLBERG, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur, Chapman & Michaelson and Robert W. Kettering, Jr., Minneapolis, Meagher, Geer, Markham, Anderson, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan and W. D. Flaskamp, Minnneapolis, for Thunderbird Aviation, Inc., et al.

Doherty, Rumble & Butler, Boyd H. Ratchye and Stephen I. Halper, St. Paul, for Dahlberg, et al.; Conklin, Leahy & Eisenberg, Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Fred Allen and Bradley J. Behr, Minneapolis, for Ewers.

Hvass, Weisman & King and Charles T. Hvass, Minneapolis, for Davies, et al.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


SCOTT, Justice.

These cases involve the issue of whether Minnesota law imposes vicarious liability on an owner of a Minnesota-based airplane for the negligence of a renter-pilot, when the negligent acts and impact of the airplane occurred in another state. The appeals are taken from the orders of two Hennepin County District Court judges which denied defendants' motions for summary judgment. Certain questions presented by the motions were certified by the respective...

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