Globe Indemnity Company, a Corporation v. Harland Hansen, Special Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Nielsen, Deceased

STONE, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Globe Indemnity Company, issued a liability policy to Dean Lowe (d/b/a Mankato Aero Service), owner and operator of an airplane rental business. The policy expressly covered “not only the named insured but also any person while using or riding in the aircraft * * * provided the actual use is with the permission of the named insured.” March 27,1953, Kenneth Nielsen (a licensed pilot) rented an airplane from Lowe and took up with him three passengers for a short pleasure flight. After the plane had been in the air some time, it crashed, killing all four.

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