Legal Opinion
Associated Third Class Mail Users v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 3, 1979No. 78-1065PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge:
This appeal is from the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States Postal Service in a suit challenging the Service’s construction of the century-old legislation which establishes and defines the current Government monopoly over the delivery of mail. Appellant, the Associated Third Class Mail Users (ATCMU),1 asserts that the prohibition against private conveyance or delivery of “letters and packets” in what are known as the Private Express Statutes 2 may not lawfully be applied to delivery of advertising circulars addressed to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. BowenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- United States Postal Service v. Patricia H. Brennan and J. Paul Brennan D/B/A P. H. Brennan Hand DeliveryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. BromleySupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- National Ass'n of Let. Car. v. Independent Post. S. of A., Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1971
- United States v. Robert Eugene Black and Alternate Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Blank v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1981
- Fort Wayne Community Schools v. Fort Wayne Education Association, Inc., and United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Regents of University of California v. Public Employment Relations BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- United States Postal Service v. O'BRIENDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Associated Third Class Mail Users v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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