National Insurance Underwriters v. Carter
California Supreme Court
Glass, Allen & Moser, Ehrmann & Haile, Bogert, Ehrmann, Halpern, Haile & Buckner and Frances Ehrmann for Defendants and Appellants.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHARDSON, J.
The case involves the interpretation of provisions of an aircraft liability insurance policy.
*383Francis and Bernice Thelen were the owners of a small airplane maintained at the Compton Airport. At the insistence of airport officials the Thelens obtained liability insurance coverage for the plane from respondent National Insurance Underwriters (National).
On July 12, 1969, while the policy was in effect, the plane crashed. At the time of the accident the plane’s occupants included three nonpaying guests, Ann, Robert and Edward Schroeder, and the pilot, Everett Pavitt, who was…
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