United States v. Champlin Refining Co.

Section 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act provides that “common carriers” engaged in the “transportation” of oil or other commodities shall be subject to the regulatory requirements specified in other sections of the statute.1 In an earlier proceeding, this Court found that Champlin, as owner of a pipe line, was a “common carrier” within the meaning of § 1; and on the record there presented the Court upheld an I. C. C. order under § 19a (a)-(e) of the Act requiring the company to submit valuation data, maps, charts and other documents pertaining to its operations.2 Champlin Refining Co. v.…