United States v. Cisco Aircraft, Inc.

ORDER

RUSSELL E. SMITH, Chief Judge.

From the complaint it appears that the United States contracted with Defendant Cisco Aircraft, Inc. (Cisco) to do some aerial spraying in the national forests. The United States, as a part of the spraying program, made arrangements to use the Helena Airport and as a part of that arrangement agreed to reimburse the Helena Joint City-County Airport Board for any damages which might be done to the runways as a result of the government use. Cisco spilled quantities of fluids on the airport facilities and damaged them, and the United States was, by a judgment of…