O.C.G.A. § 6-2-7 (2019)
Rules for determination of liability of owners of aircraft for damages caused by collisions
The liability of the owner of one aircraft to the owner of another aircraft or to pilots on either aircraft for damage caused by collision on land or in the air shall be determined by the rules of law applicable to torts on land.
History
(Ga. L. 1933, p. 99, § 6; Code 1933, § 11-106.)
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Kimbell v. DuBose, 139 Ga. App. 224, 228 S.E.2d 205 (1976). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Aviation, §§ 107 et seq., 158 et seq., 176 et seq. C.J.S. - 2A C.J.S., Aeronautics and Aerospace, §§ 138 et seq., 240 et seq. ALR. - Airplane as within terms ‘‘vehicle,’’ ‘‘motor vehicle,’’ 165 ALR 916. Res ipsa loquitur in aviation accidents, 6 ALR2d 528. Death of or injury to occupant of airplane from collision or near-collision with
another aircraft, 12 ALR2d 677; 64 ALR5th 235. Who constitutes member of ‘‘crew’’ of aircraft within clause of aviation accident policy or rider thereto covering injuries to such personnel, 14 ALR2d 1363. Duty and liability as to preflight inspection and maintenance of aircraft, 30 ALR2d 1172. Proof, in absence of direct testimony by
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survivors or eyewitnesses, as to who, among occupants of plane, was piloting it at time of accident, 36 ALR2d 1290. Employer’s liability for negligence of employee in piloting his own airplane in employer’s business, 46 ALR2d 1050. Negligence in operation of airplane on take-off, 74 ALR2d 615. Negligence in operation of airplane in landing, 74 ALR2d 628. Liability for injury or damage from taxiing aircraft, 74 ALR2d 654. Pilot’s contributory negligence or assumption of risk as defense in action for his injuries or death resulting from airplane accident, 35 ALR3d 614. Aviation: helicopter accidents, 35 ALR3d 707.
Choice of law in actions arising from airplane crash in territorial waters of state, 39 ALR3d 196. Liability for alleged negligence of independent servicer or repairer of aircraft, 41 ALR3d 1320. Risks and causes of loss covered or excluded by aviation liability policy, 86 ALR3d 118. Airport operations liability insurance, 92 ALR3d 1267. Res ipsa loquitur in aviation accidents, 25 ALR4th 1237. What constitutes accident under Warsaw Convention (49 USCA § 40105 note), 147 ALR Fed. 535.