Patton v. Administrator of Civil Aeronautics

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Patton filed a complaint in the District Court for Alaska, containing allegations which are below summarized. A regulation was adopted by the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics for the Fairbanks International Airport pursuant to Sections 4 and 8 of the Alaska Airports Act, A.C.L.A. §§ 32-2-4, 32-2-8; 48 U.S.C.A. §§ 485c, 485g, purporting to regulate the operation of “any taxicab or other vehicle carrying passengers for hire from the airport.” Plaintiff is engaged in a transportation service, including tours of areas of considerable apparent magnitude,…