Legal Opinion
Alton Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 1942No. Nos. 110 and 267PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
These cases are an appeal and a cross appeal under § 210 (28 U. S. C. § 47a) and § 238 of the Judicial Code as amended (28 U. S. C. § 345) to review a final decree of a district court of three judges (28 U. S. C. § 47) which modified in part and sustained as modified (36 F. Supp. 898) an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (8 M. C. C. 469) granting appellee Fleming a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a common carrier by motor vehicle under the so-called “grandfather clause” (§ 206 (a)) of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935. 1 49 Stat. 543, 551, 49 U. S. C. § 306.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- McDonald v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- United States v. MaherSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by160 opinions
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- Associated Industries of New York State, Inc. v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- United States v. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hoover Motor Exp. Co. v. Railroad & Public Utilities CommissionTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Perkins v. Endicott Johnson CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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