Legal Opinion
Agricultural Transportation Association of Texas v. Wilbur C. King
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1965No. 21243PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Directly involved is the question whether the District Court was correct in denying a permanent injunction against the Florida Public Utility Commission in the enforcement of Florida Motor Truck laws. But wrapped up in the question are a number of competing factors. One, of course, is the strong comity policy, legislatively reflected in 28 U.S.C.A. § 2283 of avoiding Federal Court interference in state judicial proceedings and especially criminal prosecutions. But pulling in the other direction is the fact that the Florida criminal law at stake inescapably has as…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. City of JeannetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Mississippi Power & Light Company v. United Gas Pipe Line Company, State of Mississippi, Plaintiff-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- J. M. Huber Corporation v. William Harvey Denman and Jay Pumphrey, Trustees of the Estate of S. B. Burnett, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Simmons v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Geisser v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Joseph G. Moretti, Inc., and Joseph G. Moretti, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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