Legal Opinion
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 1949No. 387PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The question in this case is whether the Civil Aeronautics Board has authority to fix a new mail rate for air carriers and to make it retroactive for a period in which a final rate previously fixed by the Board was in effect and unchallenged by the initiation of a mail rate proceeding. The answer turns primarily on the meaning of § 406 (a) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 as amended, 52 Stat. 998, 49 U. S. C. § 486 (a), which empowers the Board to fix and determine the fair and reasonable rates of compensation for the transportation of mail by aircraft and “to make such rates effective…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
3Cited by60 opinions
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- Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- In Re FowlerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2006
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