Legal Opinion
United States v. Associated Air Transport, Inc., Associated Air Transport, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1960No. 17607_1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.. This case involves domestic air transportation of military personnel during the Korean defense emergency by chartered air carriers. The immediate question is whether the Government is liable for ferry miles actually flown but which were in excess of the mileage specified in charter bids. Underlying that is the construction and application of the filed tariff. And collateral to this is the question of the right of the Government to invoke equitable estoppel against the Carrier’s collecting payment on the basis of the filed tariff.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- North American Phillips Corporation v. Emery Air Freight CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. PressCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Carter v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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