Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Shipping Agents of Illinois, Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 27, 1972No. Civ. A. 1720-71PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARTH, District Judge:
Plaintiffs sue to set aside, enjoin and annul an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission ordering plaintiffs to cease and desist its operations as a freight forwarder in violation of Section 410(a) of the Interstate Commerce Act. 1 A statutory Three Judge Court was duly empanelled pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2325. On January 27, 1972, an order was entered continuing a restraint against the enforcement of the Commission’s order pending the final determination by this Court.
Section 402(a) (5) of the Interstate Commerce Act defines the term “freight forwarder.” 2…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Illinois Central Railroad v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- National Motor Freight Traffic Ass'n v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Freight Forwarders Institute v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Phoenix Assurance Co. v. K-Mart Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Byrton Dairy Products, Inc. v. Harborside Refrigerated Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1997
- Engel Van Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1974
- National Freight, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1973
- Centennial Insurance Co. v. Haley Transfer & Storage, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973
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