Legal Opinion
United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. Cash Air, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
On June 26, 1987, a Piper Seneca airplane crashed in the Dorchester section of Boston causing personal injuries and property damage. The plaintiff insurer (USAU) had issued aircraft insurance policies to the defendant Crete, the owner of the airplane, and to the defendant Cash Air, Inc., the employer of the airplane’s pilot, providing bodily injury and property damage coverage.
About four months later, USAU commenced this action against its two insureds seeking a declaration that coverage was not available for injuries or damage caused by the plane crash. One theory that USAU advanced was that…
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