Legal Opinion
Seaboard System Railroad v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 1987No. 86-3449PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) appeals from the district court's order enjoining it from obtaining records requested from Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. (Seaboard). Finding that the district court erroneously interpreted the scope of the ICC’s summary inspection power under 49 U.S.C. § 11144 (1982),1 we reverse the decision below.
The facts of this case are not complex. In October, 1985, the ICC began investigating the reciprocal switching practices of Seaboard and two other railroads to determine whether they were complying with the prohibitions against…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. Dimension Financial Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States Ex Rel. McReynolds v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. Garden State National BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Pacific & Southern Co. v. Satellite Broadcast Networks, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1988
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