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