Legal Opinion

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Summerfield

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 12, 1955No. Nos. 12663-12664PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought in the District Court by certain railroads for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the Postmaster General. It was alleged in the complaint that the Postal Service has conducted an experimental operation in the transportation of first-class (three-cent) mail by air between designated localities since early October, 1953; and that on October 6, 1954, the Postmaster General filed a petition with the Civil Aeronautics Board asking the Board to establish a rate of compensation for such transportation between additional localities,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Alabama Power Co. v. IckesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Kansas City Power & Light Company v. Douglas McKay Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  5. Brooks v. DewarSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, American Union Transport, Inc. v. C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company v. C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury, Seatrain Lines, Inc. v. C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  2. D. C. Federation of Civic Associations, Inc. v. Thomas F. Airis, as Director of the District of Columbia Department of Highways and TrafficCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. United Parcel Service, Inc. v. United States Portal ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. United Telegraph Workers, Afl-Cio v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Western Union Telegraph Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  5. American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956

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