KERN COPTERS, INC. v. ALLIED HELICOPTER SERVICE, INC.

No. 16578.

277 F.2d 308 (1960)

KERN COPTERS, INC., a corporation, Appellant, v. ALLIED HELICOPTER SERVICE, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

April 19, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Borton, Petrini, Conron, Brown & Condley, Bakersfield, Cal., for appellant.

Wild, Christensen, Barnard & Wild, Fresno, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY, HAMLIN and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges.


HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

On October 4, 1955, a helicopter owned and operated by the United States Army crashed in the jungle about 36 miles north of Coban, Guatemala. The Army retrieved certain parts of the helicopter, but made no effort to recover the remainder, which, by 1957, still lay in the jungle. During 1957 appellant and appellee were conducting helicopter operations in Guatemala, both knew of the crash, and both now claim title to the wreck. Appellant is a...

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