S. W. AIRCRAFT INC. v. U. S.

No. 37-75.

551 F.2d 1208 (1977)

S. W. AIRCRAFT INC., and Western Helicopter Services, Inc., v. The UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

March 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Langslet, Portland, Ore., attorney of record, for plaintiff. Martin, Bischoff, Templeton & Biggs, Portland Ore., of counsel.

Anthony Thompson, Washington, D.C. with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen. Rex E. Lee, Washington, D.C., for defendant. Donnie Hoover, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Before DAVIS, KASHIWA and KUNZIG, Judges.


ON PLAINTIFFS' AND DEFENDANT'S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KUNZIG, Judge.

This case comes before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Principally at issue is the interpretation of a "risk of loss" clause in a contract by which Western Helicopter Services, Inc. (Western) subleased a helicopter owned by S.W. Aircraft, Inc. (Aircraft) to the United States Department of Agriculture for use by the Forest Service. We resolve the ambiguity in favor...

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