Legal Opinion
Bayers v. Omni Aviation Managers, Inc.
District Court, D. Montana
Decided April 16, 1981No. CV-79-92-BuPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
WILLIAM D. MURRAY, Senior District Judge.
Pending before the court are cross-motions for summary judgment raising the issue of the defendants’ duty to provide coverage under an aircraft liability insurance policy when the pilot of the aircraft failed to hold a valid medical certificate. The aircraft involved was owned by plaintiff Byron Bayers and was being operated by Richard White when it crashed immediately after takeoff, damaging an oil tank at a Phillips Petroleum refinery. The aircraft was destroyed and Richard White was killed.
Bayers holds an insurance policy issued…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Northwestern National Casualty Co. v. PhalenMontana Supreme Court · 1979
- Holmstrom v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nMontana Supreme Court · 1961
- Omaha Sky Divers Parachute Club, Inc. v. Ranger InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
- Ranger Insurance v. Columbus-Muscogee Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- South Carolina Insurance v. Collins Ex Rel. Estate of CollinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Economic Aero Club, Inc. v. Avemco Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- Western Food Products Co. v. United States Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1985
- US Fire Ins. v. W. Monroe Charter ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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