N.W. AIRLINES v. PROFESSIONAL AIRCRAFT LINE SERV.

No. 13-1754.

776 F.3d 575 (2015)

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Creditor-Appellee v. PROFESSIONAL AIRCRAFT LINE SERVICE, Debtor. Westchester Fire Insurance Company, Garnishee-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk Christopher Jenkins , argued, Chicago, IL ( Timothy Riley Schupp and Robert W. Vaccaro , on the brief), for appellant.

Steven Paul Zabel , argued, Minneapolis, MN ( Brian W. Thomson , on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and BYE, Circuit Judges.


This case began with an uncontrolled, runaway commercial aircraft at Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport (McCarran Airport). After the aircraft came to a rest at the bottom of an embankment, the resulting property damage and loss-of-use of the aircraft totaled over $10 million. The aircraft's owner, Northwest Airlines...

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