Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES Et Al. v. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. Et Al.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 5, 1945No. Nos. 47, 48PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Seatrain Lines, Inc., is a common carrier of goods by water. In 1929, its predecessor began to carry goods from Belle Chasse, Louisiana, to Havana, Cuba. Each of the vessels used was so constructed that it could carry a number of railroad cars, and special equipment was provided to hoist these cars from adjacent tracks on the docks and move them bodily into the vessels. It was thereby rendered unnecessary for goods carried to the ports in railroad cars to be unloaded from the cars and carried piecemeal into the vessels. This new method of transportation, so the Interstate Commerce Commission…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cunard Steamship Co. v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- General American Tank Car Corp. v. El Dorado Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ziffrin, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- The Assigned Car CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Knott v. Botany MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Parish of St. BernardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Morrow v. ClaytonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- American Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1951
- Global Van Lines, Inc., Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., and Freight Forwarders Institute v. Interstate Commerce Commission and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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