SPECIAL JET SERVICES v. FEDERAL INS. CO.

No. 80-1755.

643 F.2d 977 (1981)

SPECIAL JET SERVICES, INC., a corporation, T. R. Paul and S. Kent Rockwell, Appellants, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an insurance corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Manion (argued), Kerry A. Kearney, Susan B. Richard, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellants.

Donald W. Bebenek (argued), Michael V. Gilberti, Meyel, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Pittsburgh, Pa., John Martin, Edward O'Brien, Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, for appellee.

Before ADAMS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and BROTMAN, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BROTMAN, District Judge:

This appeal arises out of the crash of a private twin-engine Mitsubishi MS-2J aircraft in Raton, New Mexico on August 25, 1978, resulting in the deaths of all five passengers and the pilot. There was no co-pilot aboard the plane during the flight in question. The aircraft was owned by appellants, T. R. Paul and S. Kent Rockwell (owners), and was being operated under a leasing arrangement by appellant, Special...

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