Hamilton v. General Insurance Co. of America

I would reverse the summary-judgment order because appellant produced facts showing that a genuine issue exists for trial regarding what caused the engine failure and resultant damage to the airplane he operated in his crop-dusting operation. Appellant is a crop duster who attempted to take off from an airstrip in Swifton, Arkansas, when his airplane experienced engine failure. The engine suffered about $70,000 in damage to its internal components, including the compressor blades. Appellant asserted a claim with appellee, the insurer of the plane, and alleged that a foreign object entered the…