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Gray Line Motor Tours, Inc., and Toye Bros. Airport Service, Inc. v. City of New Orleans

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1974No. 73-3791PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Toye Brothers, for over 30 years was the exclusive local ground carrier of air passengers at the New Orleans International Airport by virtue of a franchise agreement requiring payment of 10% of the gross revenues, with a minimum guarantee. There was no competitive bidding involved in Toye Brothers obtaining this original franchise. In 1972, when Toye Brothers’ franchise contract expired, the New Orleans Aviation Board announced that in the future the ground carrier franchise would be awarded on the basis of competitive bidding. Following…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. Meredith v. Winter HavenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  3. Southwest Airlines Company v. Texas International Airlines, Inc. v. Texas Aeronautics Commission, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. Luis Martinez v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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