Legal Opinion
Cessna Aircraft Co. v. Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided June 6, 1997No. 74,571PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Royse, J.:
Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) and Sun Life Insurance Company of America (Sun Life) brought this action against the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority (MTAA) to recover damages for aircraft destroyed in a hangar fire at Forbes Field Airport. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, and MTAA appeals.
MTAA is a governmental entity created pursuant to K.S.A. 27-317 et seq. MTAA operates two airports, Philip Billard Airport and Forbes Field Airport. Located within the confines of the Forbes Field Airport is hangar 626, an aircraft hangar built in the 1940’s. On November…
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