Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1981No. 80-1715PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.
The State of Texas and Tex-Iron, Inc., as intervenor, contend that the Interstate Commerce Commission failed to evaluate properly public convenience and necessity in permitting Southern Pacific (SP) to abandon that part of its railroad line running between Bonita Junction and Seagoville, Texas, on condition that it sell two segments of the line to its subsidiary, Southwestern Railway Company (SSW), in order that some of the service formerly provided by the SP line be continued. The issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the predicate to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- ICC v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. Chicago Heights Trucking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Purcell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Georgia Public Service Commission v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Refrigerated Transport Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Bloomer Shippers Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Bloomer Shippers Association v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Glazer Steel Corp. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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