Legal Opinion
Aero International, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1983No. 82-4245PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In August of 1981, one Jose Van Oostrum, a Swedish national of unsavory reputation, disappeared without a trace somewhere in the Caribbean. Vanished with him was the Cessna single engine high wing aircraft he piloted.1 Such occurrences are not without precedent in that corner of the world. Stories are told of those who travelled there never to be heard of again — stories of intrigue, perhaps even of the super*1108natural. Ours, alas, is not one of those. Insurance, not intrigue, is our subject here.
Facts
In August 1980, United States Fire Insurance Company (“U.S. Fire”) issued an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Mid-Texas Communications Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company v. Dallas D. Speth and Olin Mathieson Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Roland Ware v. Kenneth Dean Reed, as an Individual and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Caldwell County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. ByrneMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
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