Union Pac. R. Co. v. Denver & Rio Grande Western R. Co.

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

Section 1, paragraph (18) of the Transportation Act of 1920 forbids a carrier by railroad subject to the Act to undertake the extension of its line of railroad without first obtaining from the Interstate Commerce Commission a certificate of convenience and necessity; paragraph (20) empowers a court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of a party in interest to enjoin any construction contrary to the provisions of paragraph (18); and paragraph (22) provides among other things that the authority of the commission conferred by paragraphs (18) to (21), both inclusive,…