McCANDLESS v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 84-1621.

779 F.2d 220 (1985)

Ouida McCANDLESS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross Appellees, v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Howie, Darrell Panethiere, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants cross appellees.

R. Brent Cooper, Michael W. Huddleston, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee cross appellant.

Before: GARZA, JOHNSON and JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal stems from a wrongful death action brought by the widow and surviving adult children of John T. McCandless. McCandless, a fifty year-old student pilot, was killed while flying a single-engine airplane on January 12, 1979, near Acuff, Texas.

At the time of the accident, McCandless owned and operated or had acquired interests in several businesses, including a ranching operation, a cattle sale barn, a cattle feed lot and an...

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