Darla Smithson v. Cessna Aircraft Company

Darla Smithson, individually and on behalf of her minor children, brought this wrongful death action against Cessna Aircraft Comapny ("Cessna") for damages suffered when an airplane crash killed her husband, Benjamin Smithson. The trial court rendered judgment for Mrs. Smithson on a jury verdict of $1,200,000. The court of appeals reversed the trial courts judgment and remanded the cause for a new trial. 632 S.W.2d 375. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and affirm the judgment of the trial court.