Legal Opinion
Emery Air Freight Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 19, 1974No. 390-71PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowsN, Chief Judge
Emery Air Freight Corporation operates as an “indirect air carrier,” as defined in Section 101(3) of the Federal Avaition Act of 1958, 49 U.'S.C. § 1301(3) (1970), engaging in the air transportation of property as a common carrier while not directly participating in the operation of aircraft. Emery is commonly known as an air freight forwarder.1 In this capacity, Emery contracted with various governmental agencies to provide transportation for freight shipments.
This case involves the payment for 458 shipments which were received by Emery between 1964 and 1989 and transported to their proper…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Gooch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. AlpersSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Tishman & Lipp, Inc. v. Delta Air LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Gulf Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Neil Jacobson v. Delta Airlines, Inc., a Georgia Corporation, and Hugh Burton, Individually and as Customer Service Supervisor of Delta AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Ahmed Al Harby v. David E. Saadeh, Doing Business as the Oasis Travel, and Kuwait Airways Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- I.L.T.A., Inc. v. United Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
- Baggett Transportation Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1982
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