Legal Opinion
United Scottish Insurance, Kathryn Fleming, Maxine Cearley, Simone Weaver & John W. Dowdle v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1982No. 81-5062PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Fourteen years ago an air taxi crashed in Nevada because a defective fuel line for a gasoline-burning cabin heater caught fire in flight. The aircraft had been inspected and certified for airworthiness by the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.). This is the second appeal to this court. The pertinent facts and most of the applicable law are set forth in our earlier opinion. United Scottish Ins. Co. v. United States, 614 F.2d 188 (9th Cir. 1979).
This case was remanded to the district court to determine whether California courts would impose a duty of due care by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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