Legal Opinion
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of Kent, Mich.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided June 18, 1990No. 1:88-cv-00243PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.
On April 1, 1988, plaintiffs filed suit in this Court alleging that the rates charged plaintiffs by defendants were unreasonable and in violation of federal and state law. Plaintiffs are commercial airlines which use the Kent County International Airport (Airport). Defendants are Kent County, the Kent County Department of Aeronautics and the Kent County Aeronautics Board (KCAB). The Airport is located in and owned by Kent County, Michigan. The KCAB is the arm of Kent County which manages the Airport and determines the rates to be charged…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of HawaiiSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Indianapolis Airport Authority v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Salem Transportation Co. of New Jersey, Inc. v. Port AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- City & County of Denver v. Continental Air Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1989
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of KentSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Jacksonville Port Auth. v. Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Air Transport Association of America v. Department of Transportation, City of Los Angeles, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. v. Bridgeport Port AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. County of KentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
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