Detroit & T. S. L. R. Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Petition for .certiorari by the Detroit & Toledo Shore Dine Railroad Company against Interstate Commerce Commission. From a judgment dismissing the petition, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The court of first instance denied the appellant’s petition for a writ of certiorari, which would command the Interstate Commerce Commission to certify to the court the record upon which the Commission refused certain relief prayed for, and the appellant brings the case here, alleging error and asking for a reversal.
By an act of Congress approved March 21, 1918 (40 Stat. 451.; Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, §§ 3115%a-3115%p), provision is made for compensating the owners of railroads brought under governmental control during the World War. It is provided…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- In Re ChetwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- New Orleans v. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1874
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