Legal Opinion
Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1954No. 225PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
These cases, here on writs of certiorari to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, present an important question in the construction of § 406 (b) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 973, as amended, 49 U. S. C. § 401 et seq. Section 406 (a) authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to fix “fair and reasonable rates of compensation for the transportation of mail by aircraft.” Section 406 (b) requires the Board to take into consideration, inter alia, “the need of each such air carrier for compensation for the transportation of mail sufficient to insure the performance of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Summerfield, Postmaster General v. Civil Aeronautics Board. Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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