Legal Opinion

Compass Insurance Company and Heggeman Realty Company, Inc. v. Vanguard Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1981No. 80-3026PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon in this diversity case to review a summary judgment for a hangar owner’s insurance company on a claim by an airplane owner and its insurance company for recovery under the hangar owner’s policy for loss of the airplane.

Heggeman Realty Company delivered a Cessna seaplane to Robertson Aircraft Corporation to be outfitted with certain equipment. One of Robertson’s pilots was David Billings, who was not certified by the FAA but who represented to Robertson by means of forged documents that he was a certified pilot. Billings flew the plane on what ostensibly…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Benton Casing Service, Inc. v. Avemco Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. Frank C. Bailey Enterprises, Inc. v. Cargill, Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Bailey T. Debardeleben and Richard Egan, Surviving Trustees of Debardeleben Employee's Retirement Plan v. Marcellus M. CummingsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Bill Hames Shows, Inc. v. J. J. Taylor Syndicate 173, and Third Party Plaintiffs- Buster L. Brown, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  5. Ideal Mutual Insurance Company v. C. D. I. Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hargrave v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Professional Managers, Inc. v. Fawer, Brian, Hardy & ZatzkisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. United States Fire Insurance Company, Etc. v. Producciones Padosa, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  5. Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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