Legal Opinion
United States v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1980No. 80-1106PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURRENTINE, District Judge:
On May 21, 1979, defendant The Atchi-son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a corporate common carrier, was indicted for fifty violations of the Elkins Act, 49 U.S.C. § 41(1). The indictment charged that defendant “knowingly offered and granted concessions” which “caused property to be transported at a rate less than that named in the tariffs published and filed by defendant ... with the Interstate Commerce Commission.” On January 17, 1980, defendant was found guilty on all but two of the fifty counts.
The evidence established that throughout 1975 defendant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Union Petroleum Corporation, a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Farley Transportation Co. v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Farley Transportation Co., Inc., Farley Terminal Co., Inc., Piggyback Trailermate, Inc., Systems Terminal, Inc. v. The Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation, Defendant/counter-Claimant/appellee v. Farley Transportation Co., Inc., Farley Terminal Co., Inc., Plaintiff/counterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985