Legal Opinion
Hollywood Flying Service, Inc., a Florida Corporation v. Compass Insurance Company, a Foreign Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1979No. 78-3202PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Hollywood owned a Beach Queen Air plane. It crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while rented for a flight to St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Hollywood sought to recover the insured value of the plane, $95,000, under a policy issued by Compass. Compass denied liability to Hollywood on the basis of an exclusion in the policy which stated:
This Policy does not apply * * * to any Insured * * * who operates or permits the operation of the aircraft, while in flight, unless its airworthiness certificate is in full force and effect.
While denying liability to Hollywood, Compass paid $80,025.30 to Miami National…
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