Legal Opinion
Shute v. Moon Lake Electric Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1990No. 86-2668PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case comes to us on appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiffs, Chris William Shute and Mid-Valley Helicopters, Inc., and against defendant Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company as a result of an accident in which plaintiffs’ helicopter collided with power lines adjacent to Mountain States’ telephone wires.
I. Facts
In June 1982, Mid-Valley leased a helicopter to the National Forest Service and furnished two pilots, including Mr. Shute, to operate the helicopter. In late July 1982, the Forest Service obtained permission to use…
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