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REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC. v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

No. 85-5887.

796 F.2d 526 (1986)

REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC., Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Simpson, Jr., with whom Frank J. Costello, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Stephen P. Sawyer, with whom Bobby R. Burchfield, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before BORK and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.

SCALIA, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, Republic Airlines, Inc., seeks to recover damages from United Air Lines, Inc., for an alleged breach of contract. The principal question presented is whether federal regulations promulgated subsequent to formation of the contract rendered it unenforceable as a matter of federal law.

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