Frontier Airlines, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

Frontier Airlines, Inc. (Frontier) brought this action seeking relief from a directive of the Department of Revenue. Frontier claims that the directive exceeded the Department’s authority to regulate Frontier under the Colorado Liquor Code. Section 12-47-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973 (1976 Supp.).1 The trial court declared the directive invalid and enjoined its enforcement insofar as it applied to alcoholic beverages purchased outside Colorado for sales on Frontier’s airplanes while flying outside Colorado. We affirm.

The parties submitted the case to the trial court on stipulated facts. Frontier…