Exportadora De Sal, S.A. De C v. A Foreign Corporation v. Travelers Indemnity Company, (Two Cases)

43 F.3d 1479 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. EXPORTADORA DE SAL, S.A. DE C.V. a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, et al., Defendant-Appellee. (Two Cases) Nos. 93-55817, 93-56271. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1994. Decided Dec. 14, 1994. Before: WIGGINS, KOZINSKI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 1. The district court correctly concluded that the umbrella policy provided no coverage for the plane in question. Because contractual language that's clear and explicit governs, and is read in light of the "ordinary and popular sense" of the words, the "chartered aircraft" exclusion applies to the plane hired by Exportadora. AIU Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, 274 Cal.Rptr. 820 831 (1990); Bank of the West v. Superior Court, 833 P.2d 545, 551-52 (Cal.1992); Cal.Civ.Code Sec. 1644; Smith v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 10 F.3d 1448, 1452 (9th Cir.1993) (applying AIU to an…