Legal Opinion
Polansky v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 1975No. Nos. 75-1088, 75-1565PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
In this case we must decide whether airline passengers who were furnished allegedly inferior ground accommodations in a tour, sponsored by a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) regulated air carrier, can maintain an action against the air carrier on the basis of 49 U.S.C. § 1374(b) and § 1381, § 404 and § 411 of the Federal Aviation Act.1 Given the facts of this case, we hold that a private cause of action may not be implied from these statutes. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of the complaint for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- John Rauch v. United Instruments, Inc. And Tokyo Aircraft Instrument CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Iris Statland v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Obenshain v. HallidayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- Irvin H. Mason v. Kenneth Belieu Appeal of Pan American World Airways, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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