Legal Opinion
Reliance National Insurance v. Estate of Tomlinson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1999No. 98-60486PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Michael Rives and the survivors of April Tenille Branning appeal an adverse summary judgment as relates to certain insurance coverage. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
This litigation arises out of a plane crash that occurred after Michael Tomlinson had been drinking alcohol at a local tavern and invited some of the tavern’s patrons for a late night airplane ride. From the tavern, Tomlinson and the others traveled to the John Bell Williams Airport, which he managed. Tragically, the plane piloted by Tomlinson crashed, killing Tomlinson and April Branning, and…
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