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ROSE v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 70 C 1844.

331 F.Supp. 77 (1971)

Sam E. ROSE et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

July 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo J. Spivack, Chicago, Ill., and Lawrence Weiner, for plaintiffs.

H. Templeton Brown, Bryson P. Burnham, J. Stanley Stroud, Lee Abrams, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., Thomas H. Boerschinger, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NAPOLI, District Judge.

This is a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970, 84 Stat. 236 et seq., P.L. 91-258 (May 21, 1970). The Act imposes an 8 percent tax on domestic flights and a $3.00 per ticket tax on international flights originating in the United States. Included in the Act is a requirement that the price of a ticket shall show the total paid for the transportation...

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