Legal Opinion
George Banko and United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. Continental Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1966No. 10605PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a diversity suit brought by plaintiffs, Banko and his subrogated insurer, against Continental Motors Corporation for damages resulting from its alleged negligence and breach of express and implied warranties. A jury was waived. Plaintiff Banko, a pilot with spme 15 years’ and 5,000 hours’ flying experience, was forced to make a crash landing in his airplane, a Bellanca “260,” near Frostburg, Maryland, when his engine suddenly dropped to idle and he was unable to remedy the situation. An investigation revealed that the apparent cause of the engine failure was a disc of ice found in the…
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