Legal Opinion

E. Roberta Roach, Administratrix of the Estate of John Hubert Roach, Deceased v. John P. Churchman, Administrator of the Estate of Merle Ravenstein

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 3, 1972No. 71-1343PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

The parties to this litigation have been before this court previously on the question whether an aviation liability insurance policy provided coverage for a wrongful death claim arising out of an aircraft accident which occurred on August 21, 1966, near Glenwood, Iowa. Merle Ravenstein, the pilot, and his passenger, John Roach, were both killed in that accident. Roach’s widow, as admin-istratrix of her late husband’s estate, brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa for wrongful death against the Ravenstein estate, the latter…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Ionian Shipping Company, and Allied Chemical Corporation, Intervenor-Appellant v. British Law Insurance Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  4. Hawkeye Casualty Co. v. StokerNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Otten v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Public Citizen v. Liggett Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. Restor-A-Dent Dental Laboratories, Inc. v. Certified Alloy Products, Inc., Unigard Mutual Insurance Company, Intervener-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  3. In Re Piper Aircraft Distribution System Antitrust Litigation. Van-S-Aviation Corporation v. Piper Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Walter Wencke, Theodore Delusignan, Movant-Appellant v. R.N. Gould, Receiver-TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. In Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation. Neal Smith v. The National Provisioner, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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