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Natl. Ins. Underwriters, Inc., v. King Craft

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 13, 1974
488 F.2d 1393 (5th Cir. 1974)

Opinion

No. 73-2670. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of N. Y. et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part. I.

February 8, 1974. Rehearing Denied March 13, 1974.

Gary P. Smith, Birmingham, Ala., Paul W. Engstrom, Gary W. Westerberg, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Morris K. Sirote, Birmingham, Ala., for Carolyn Johnson.

Stanley D. Bynum, Birmingham, Ala., for King Craft and Nancy L. King.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Judge.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.



National Insurance Underwriters brought this declaratory judgment action against the estate of its insured on a policy of aircraft liability and hull insurance. The parties submitted certain issues of policy interpretation to the court below on a limited stipulation of facts, reserving all other fact conflicts for jury resolution. Finding the issues submitted to be controlling, the court entered judgment declaring the insurer liable under both the liability and hull coverage portions of the policy. We affirm on the basis of the analysis and reasoning set out in the memorandum opinion of the district court published at 368 F. Supp. 476 (N.D.Ala. 1973).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Natl. Ins. Underwriters, Inc., v. King Craft

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 13, 1974
488 F.2d 1393 (5th Cir. 1974)
Case details for

Natl. Ins. Underwriters, Inc., v. King Craft

Case Details

Full title:NATIONAL INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. KING CRAFT…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 13, 1974

Citations

488 F.2d 1393 (5th Cir. 1974)

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