Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Pennsylvania R.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 19, 1935No. 8609PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
Leave was given to file a brief which has been submitted. As affecting the cause of action, there are no facts in controversy. The bill is for an accounting which may involve a long inquiry. Whether the plaintiff has a right to it, and thus a right of action, can be determined on this motion. The present motion has been made to raise this question.
The Fact Situation.
The subject concerns the carriage of citrous fruits from Florida to distant states. The haul is made over what became a continuous line of railroad. This is made up of the lines of a number of railroad…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Backus-Brooks Co. v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
3Cited by15 opinions
- In re Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Atlantic Coast Line R. v. Baltimore & O. R.District Court, D. Maryland · 1935
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1948
- In Re Chicago Express, IncorporatedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Southern Railway Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
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