Legal Opinion
B. F. Goodrich Co. v. Northwest Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 14, 1970No. 18191PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue in this case is whether a corporation whose stock is sought by a company under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission) may institute a private action to enjoin an alleged violation of § 5 of the Interstate Commerce Act (Act), or whether it must pursue its prior complaint before the Commission and then if dissatisfied appeal the decision of the Commission to a three-judge court.
In the present suit, B. F. Goodrich Company (Goodrich) seeks in effect to enforce section 5(2) of the Act1 by an action in the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Southern Railway Company and Central of Georgia Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Potomac Passengers Ass'n v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Vazquez v. FerreDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1975
- Siegel Transfer, Inc. v. Carrier Express, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- REA Express, Inc. v. Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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