Legal Opinion
Wells v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 7, 1975No. Civ. A. No. 74-1659PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This case is one of several that have been brought in federal district courts in recent years because of the Civil Aeronautics Board’s (CAB) attempt to formulate a policy of abstention from hearing labor disputes that arise in connection with airline mergers. The defendant, Delta Air Lines, Inc., has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter and for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b), F.R.Civ.P. I agree that this court lacks jurisdiction.
In May of 1971, Delta and Northeast Airlines,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. LowdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Truman Outland v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Delta Airlines, Inc., Air Line Pilots Association, International, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Peninsula Airport Commission v. National Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1977
- Wells v. Delta Air Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976