Commerce and Industry Insurance Company Starnet Insurance Company Catlin Insurance Company, Inc. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty S.E. United States Aircraft Insurance Group And QBE Aviation Syndicate 5555 at Lloyd's v. American Jet International Corporation D/B/A Million Air Charter, Rew Investments, Inc., Houston Aviation Partners, LLC, Woolsey Aviation, Inc., Million Air Lackland, LLC, Go Fayetteville, LLC, Reno Aviation Partners, LLC, Gulfport Aviation Partners, LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 12, 2015
• Docket: 01-14-00488-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

JUDGMENT

Court of Appeals First District of Texas NO. 01-14-00488-CV

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY, STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY, CATLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., ALLIANZ GLOBAL CORPORATE & SPECIALTY S.E., UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT INSURANCE GROUP, AND QBE AVIATION SYNDICATE 5555 AT LLOYD’S, Appellants V. AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION D/B/A MILLION AIR CHARTER, REW INVESTMENTS, INC., HOUSTON AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, WOOLSEY AVIATION, INC., MILLION AIR LACKLAND, LLC, GO FAYETTEVILLE, LLC, RENO AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, GULFPORT AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, TALLAHASSEE AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, MILLION AIR INTERLINK, INC., ROGER WOOLSEY, AND CARL MOODY, Appellees

and

AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION D/B/A MILLION AIR CHARTER, REW INVESTMENTS, INC., HOUSTON AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, WOOLSEY AVIATION, INC., MILLION AIR LACKLAND, LLC, GO FAYETTEVILLE, LLC, RENO AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, GULFPORT AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, TALLAHASSEE AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, MILLION AIR INTERLINK, INC., AND ROGER WOOLSEY, Appellants

V. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY, STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY, CATLIN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., ALLIANZ GLOBAL CORPORATE & SPECIALTY S.E., UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT INSURANCE GROUP, AND QBE AVIATION SYNDICATE 5555 AT LLOYD’S, Appellees

AMERICAN JET INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION D/B/A MILLION AIR CHARTER, REW INVESTMENTS, INC., HOUSTON AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, WOOLSEY AVIATION, INC., MILLION AIR LACKLAND, LLC, GO FAYETTEVILLE, LLC, RENO AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, GULFPORT AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, TALLAHASSEE AVIATION PARTNERS, LLC, MILLION AIR INTERLINK, INC., AND ROGER WOOLSEY, Appellants

V. TORUS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellees

CARL MOODY, Appellant

V. TORUS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee

Appeal from the 80th District Court of Harris County. (Tr. Ct. No. 2013-41195).

After due consideration, the Court grants appellees American Jet

International Corporation d/b/a Million Air Charter, REW Investments, Inc.,

Houston Aviation Partners, LLC, Woolsey Aviation, Inc., Million Air Lackland,

LLC, Go Fayetteville, LLC, Reno Aviation Partners, LLC, Gulfport Aviation

Partners, LLC, Tallahassee Aviation Partners, LLC, Million Air Interlink, Inc., and

Roger Woolsey’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Court dismisses the petition for permission interlocutory appeal of appellants Commerce and Industry Insurance Company, Starnet Insurance

Company, Catlin Insurance Company, Inc., Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

S.E., United States Aircraft Insurance Group, and QBE Aviation Syndicate 5555 at

Lloyds’s. The Court further dismisses American Jet International Corporation d/b/a

Million Air Charter, REW Investments, Inc., Houston Aviation Partners, LLC,

Woolsey Aviation, Inc., Million Air Lackland, LLC, Go Fayetteville, LLC, Reno

Aviation Partners, LLC, Gulfport Aviation Partners, LLC, Tallahassee Aviation

Partners, LLC, Million Air Interlink, Inc., and Roger Woolsey’s cross-petition for

permissive interlocutory appeal and petition for permissive interlocutory appeal, and

Carl Moody’s petition for permissive interlocutory appeal.

The Court orders that costs be taxed against the party incurring same.

The Court orders that this decision be certified below for observance.

Judgment rendered May 12, 2015.

Per curiam opinion delivered by panel consisting of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Keyes and Lloyd.