NATIONAL AIR FREIGHT FORWARD. CORP. v. CIVIL AERO. BD.

No. 10630.

197 F.2d 384 (1952)

NATIONAL AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING CORP. et al. v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Quirk, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert E. Webb, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioners.

J. Roger Wollenberg, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen., of the Bar of the Supreme Court of California, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Asst. Atty. Gen. H. G. Morison and Emory T. Nunneley, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Civil Aeronautics Board, John H. Wanner, Associate Gen. Counsel, Civil Aeronautics Board, and O. D. Ozment, Atty. Civil Aeronautics Board, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent. Warren L. Sharfman, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent.

Before PRETTYMAN, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Air freight forwarders, like their surface counterparts, are common carriers who consolidate individual shipments into bulk lots for transportation. In addition, they perform certain other services, such as picking up freight at point of origin, delivering it to its ultimate destination from air terminals, and planning the routing of shipments. Forwarders do not themselves perform the basic transportation; this is done by an underlying air...

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