Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Page Airways, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1969PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
During street rioting which erupted in Rochester in July of 1964, the Director of the Monroe County Civil Defense Office, Robert N. Abbott, decided that it would be useful to charter a helicopter in order to survey traffic and observe the disorder from the air. With the approval of the City Manager, he telephoned to the defendant, Page Airways, an airplane chartering service, to ascertain whether its helicopter “ was available” for that purpose. Upon being told that it was, Mr. Abbott arranged for a flight and, several hours later, after placing Civil Defense radio equipment…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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