Legal Opinion
Braniff International, Inc. v. Florida Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1978No. 76-3791PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
The case on appeal presents a question of first impression in this Circuit: the extent to which the Supreme Court’s decision in Public Service Comm’n of Utah v. Wycoff Co., 344 U.S. 237, 73 S.Ct. 236, 97 L.Ed. 291 (1952), circumscribes the power of a federal district court to entertain a constitutional challenge to a state statute. The district court, relying primarily upon dictum in Wycoff, concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over appellants' claims. We reverse.
The appellants in this case are six air carriers, Braniff International, Inc., Delta…
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