Federal Express Corp. V. Tennessee Public Service Commission

Plaintiff-appellant Federal Express Corporation appeals the judgment of the district court dismissing on grounds of abstention its action seeking a declaration that the Tennessee Motor Carrier Act, Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-15-101 et seq., is expressly preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, 49 U.S.C. App. § 1305, and impliedly preempted by the commerce clause, 738 F. Supp. 1140. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.