Legal Opinion
United States v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 13, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 39697PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HANNUM, District Judge.
This is the United States’ Motion for Summary Judgment in a civil action brought to recover forfeitures based upon the violation of the Interstate Commerce Commission’s Order Ex Parte 73. The order was authorized by Section 3(2) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.,1 which prohibits delivery of any shipment of freight by a carrier until all freight charges have been paid, except under such regulations as the Commission may prescribe.
The order of the Commission in Ex Parte No. 73 permits carriers to extend credit on carload shipments up to a maximum 120…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. ReganSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. LindellSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Riss & Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Western Pacific Railroad Company, United States of America v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Continental Shippers' Association, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Alaska Marine Trucking v. Carnation Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1981
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009