Legal Opinion

The Democratic Central Committee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 28, 1973No. 22450PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This petition challenges two orders of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission by which D. C. Transit System, Inc. (Transit) was empowered to temporarily increase certain of its fares for transportation of passengers in the District of Columbia and its Maryland suburbs. In the first order, No. 880, 1 the Commission concluded that Transit needed an upward adjustment of fares to avoid heavy financial losses during a 44-day period; and in the second, No. 882, 2 the Commission set fares eal culated to produce additional revenues in that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Walton Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. Leonard N. Bebchick v. Public Utilities CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  5. D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, and District of Columbia Council, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Leonard S. Goodman v. Public Service Commission of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  2. John M. Cleary v. O. Roy ChalkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Democratic Central Committee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor. District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor. v. Black United Front v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., and Washington Construction Area Industry Task Force, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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