Legal Opinion

American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 8, 1949No. 9739_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.

■ Petitioners seek to reverse an order of the Civil Aeronautics Board authorizing air freight forwarders to engage indirectly in interstate air transportation. They do not ask us to review the evidence but contend that the findings are insufficient to sustain the order and that the board has erroneously interpreted the law.

The suit had its inception in a consolidated proceeding known as the Air Freight Forwarder Case, where some 78 parties filed applications under the Civil Aeronautics Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 401 et seq., requesting the board to issue either certificates of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. AragonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Judge v. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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  3. Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  4. Nebraska Department of Aeronautics v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Frontier Airlines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
  5. St. Marys Sewer Pipe Company (North Point Mine) v. Director of the United States Bureau of MinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959

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