Legal Opinion
Board of Trade of Chicago v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 16, 1981No. Nos. 80-1309, 80-1470PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior Judge.
Petitioners appeal from a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission that certain tariff schedules filed by the intervening respondent railroads are not unlawful under the Interstate Commerce Act. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we reverse and remand.
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Prior to 1976, rates from Chicago1 to eastern destinations for wheat and wheat products which arrived in Chicago by rail, lake vessel, or barge were lower than rates from Chicago to eastern destinations for wheat and wheat products which arrived in Chicago by for-hire motor carrier. This difference resulted from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Bunn v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977