Missouri § 305.070 - Uniform construction and interpretation of law.
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§ 305.070. Uniform construction and interpretation of law.
Sections 305.010 to 305.110 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose and to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of aeronautics.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15116)
Prior revision: 1929 § 13915
(1957) Air traffic rules of Federal Civil Aeronautics Board held properly considered in determining negligence but violation thereof is not negligence as matter of law. Court indicated judicial notice might be taken of such rules and that trial court had discretion to permit reading same in evidence. Hough v. Rapidair Inc. (Mo.), 298 S.W.2d 378.
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