{"identifier":"/us/usc/t49/s44112","title":49,"num":"\u00a7\u202f44112.","heading":"Limitation of liability","text":"\u00a7\u202f44112.\nLimitation of liability\n(a)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nIn this section\u2014\n(1) \u201clessor\u201d means a person leasing for at least 30 days a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.\n(2) \u201cowner\u201d means a person that owns a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.\n(3) \u201csecured party\u201d means a person having a security interest in, or security title to, a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller under a conditional sales contract, equipment trust contract, chattel or corporate mortgage, or similar instrument.\n(b)\nLiability.\u2014\nA lessor, owner, or secured party is liable for personal injury, death, or property loss or damage only when a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller is in the actual possession or operational control of the lessor, owner, or secured party, and the personal injury, death, or property loss or damage occurs because of\u2014\n(1) the aircraft, engine, or propeller; or\n(2) the flight of, or an object falling from, the aircraft, engine, or propeller.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t49/s44112.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f44112."},{"t":"heading","text":"Limitation of liability"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201clessor\u201d means a person leasing for at least 30 days a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cowner\u201d means a person that owns a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201csecured party\u201d means a person having a security interest in, or security title to, a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller under a conditional sales contract, equipment trust contract, chattel or corporate mortgage, or similar instrument.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Liability.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"A lessor, owner, or secured party is liable for personal injury, death, or property loss or damage only when a civil aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller is in the actual possession or operational control of the lessor, owner, or secured party, and the personal injury, death, or property loss or damage occurs because of\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the aircraft, engine, or propeller; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s44112/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the flight of, or an object falling from, the aircraft, engine, or propeller.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}