WALLAN v. RANKIN

Nos. 11995-11997.

173 F.2d 488 (1949)

WALLAN et al. v. RANKIN et al. FIRST NAT. BANK OF PORTLAND v. RANKIN et al. THOMPSON v. RANKIN et al.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Bridges, of Los Angeles, Cal., McCarty, Dickson & Swindells, of Portland, Or., L. Orth Sisemore and John B. Ebinger, both of Klamath Falls, Or., for appellants.

O'Connor & O'Connor, of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before HEALY, BONE, and ORR, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

On February 23, 1947, in the state of Oregon, an aeroplane owned by John Rankin and R. S. Norswing, co-partners doing business under the names of Rankin Aeronautical Academy and Rankin Aviation Industries, and allegedly operated by the said Rankin in furtherance of the partnership business, crashed upon taking off, fatally injuring Rankin and two of his passengers, Lanier Wallan and John Elie, and injuring the third passenger, Milton Thompson...

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