Crawford v. Ranger Insurance Company

653 F.2d 1248 Francis CRAWFORD, Jr., Aeromarine, Inc., a Hawaii Corporation, C. A. McCluney Co., Inc., dba James F. Pierce Flight School, a Hawaii Corporation, Plaintiffs- Appellants, v. RANGER INSURANCE COMPANY, a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 80-4006. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 11, 1981. Decided Aug. 17. 1981. 1 Joseph Schneider, Conklin & Schneider, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 Thomas E. Cook, Honolulu, Hawaii (argued), for defendant-appellee; George W. Brandt, Honolulu, Hawaii, on brief. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. 4 Before MERRILL and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and RICHEY, * District Judge. MARY ANNE RICHEY, District Judge: 5 This declaratory judgment action raises the issue of whether an insurance policy covers the death of a pilot killed in an airplane crash. The district court held that the policy does not cover the pilot's death. We affirm.FACTS 6 Crawford was the owner of an airplane which he leased to C. A. McCluney Co., Inc., dba James F. Pierce Flight School (McCluney). McCluney rented this airplane to pilots and also used it to give flying…