Legal Opinion
Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 9, 1957No. 20PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The issue in this case is whether the Interstate Commerce Commission adequately and correctly applied the standards of the National Transportation Policy in denying a motor carrier’s application to provide service between points now served exclusively by rail. The applicant, A. W. Schaffer, a common carrier by motor-doing business as Schaffer Transportation Co., holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing him to transport granite from Grant County, South Dakota, to points in 15 States. In the present application he sought additional authority under § 207 (a) of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Intermountain Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Interstate Commerce Commission v. MechlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by141 opinions
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- Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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