United States v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co.

WOODWARD, District Judge.

This suit was brought ill the name of the United States against the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company to enjoin and restrain it from transporting in interstate commerce any article or commodity (with exceptions not material to this case) manufactured, mined, or produced by or under the authority of certain subsidiaries of the United States Steel Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Steel Corporation) in which such subsidiaries own or have an interest.

The suit is based on section 1 (8) of the Interstate Commerce Act (34 Stat. 584, 49 USCA 1 (8), commonly…