Legal Opinion
South Suburban Safeway Lines, Inc. v. The City of Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1969No. 17179_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
South Suburban Safeway Lines, Inc. brought action challenging a grant of federal funds to the city of Chicago or its transit authority pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (UMTA). 2 The defendants are federal officers involved in granting the funds as well as the city and the Chicago Transit Authority.
The district court decided that South Suburban lacked standing and dismissed the action. 3 South Suburban appealed.
South Suburban operates a bus transportation system as an Illinois public utility. Its routes extend south from the central business…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Alabama Power Co. v. IckesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hardin v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bradford School Bus Transit, Inc. v. Chicago Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Coalition for United Community Action v. RomneyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1970
- Township of Ridley v. BlanchetteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Jackson Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Associated Businesses of Franklin, Inc. v. Warren County Board of County CommissionersDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1981
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