Bryant v. Continental Insurance

Someone broke into a hanger where William Bryant kept his airplane and put grease in the gas tank of the plane. The grease mixed with the fuel and eventually entered the fuel line while the plane was in flight, causing engine failure. A forced landing followed and damage to the plane ensued.

Bryant had obtained an insurance policy for his airplane with the Continental Insurance Company and Associated Aviation Underwriters, hereafter referred to as Continental. The policy provided coverage fur all risks when his aircraft was “not in flight.”

The trial court ruled as a matter of law that the loss…