Legal Opinion

Allegheny Airlines, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 21, 1972No. 71-1057PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MAX ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Allegheny Airlines, Inc. (Allegheny) brought suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking a declaratory judgment holding that certain of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) orders and rules, pertaining to air service between Pennsylvania cities, constituted an unlawful intrusion upon an area occupied exclusively by federal legislation. Allegheny also sought to perpetually enjoin the PUC from further actions against it. 1 The district court decided that the case presented a situation in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  5. Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Three Rivers Cablevision, Inc. v. City of PittsburghDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Jersey Central Power & Light Co. v. Local Unions 327, 749, 1289, 1298, 1303, 1309 & 1314 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  3. George F. Grode, Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. The Mutual Fire, Marine and Inland Insurance Company. Cynthia M. Maleski, Acting Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as Acting Rehabilitator of the Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance Co. v. Brittany Insurance Company Belvedere Underwriting Agents, Ltd. Belvedere Underwriting Agents, Ltd. For and on Behalf of Belvedere Insurance Company, Brittany Insurance Company, Ltd. In No. 93-1128, Belvedere Insurance Company, Ltd. In No. 93-1129Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. IlsleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  5. United Services Automobile Ass'n v. MuirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986

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