United States v. Illinois Central Railroad

Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion' of the Court.

These cases, brought to set aside orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, were argued together, and present, in the .main, the same questions of law. In each, carriers who were found to have unjustly discriminated against shippers of lumber located on an independent short line, were ordered by the Commission to cease and desist from charging them higher through rates than were contemporaneously charged for like services from other points within what is called blanket territory. Each case was heard before three judges on plaintiff’s…