Legal Opinion
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 21, 1983No. Nos. 82-3122, 82-3361PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The extent to which intrastate rail shipments must contribute to the income of an interstate rail carrier is a complex issue confronting state and federal regulators with increasing frequency. In these proceedings we are asked to decide whether rates approved by federal and state regulators for intrastate shipments of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C & 0) comply with federal standards. To resolve this issue, we must construe several provisions of the Staggers Rail Act of 19801 governing the adequacy of railroad revenues and the Interstate Commerce…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Clark v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Association of American Railroads, Florida Phosphate Council, Inc., Intervenors. Public Service Commission of West Virginia v. Interstate Commerce Commission, and United States of America, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, C & O Railroad, Cf Industries, Inc., Association of American Railroads, Florida Phosphate Council, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983