Legal Opinion
Muncie Aviation Corporation v. Party Doll Fleet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1975No. 75-2007PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue this appeal presents is whether advisory materials not having the force and effect of law but published by a governmental agency, are admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, when such materials are relevant to the issue of negligence and are otherwise trustworthy. We hold that they are admissible and affirm the judgment below.
This case arose out of a collision between Muncie Aviation Corporation’s Piper Seneca aircraft and Party Doll Fleet’s Cessna 310 — J aircraft on March 1, 1972, at the Cartersville-Barstow County Airport in Georgia. Muncie…
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