Legal Opinion
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 1924No. 318PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Transportation Act 1920 confers upon the Interstate Commerce Commission authority to issue, in certain classes of cases, orders “ with or without notice, hearing, or the making or filing of a report,” if it finds that an emergency exists. Act of February 28, 1920, c. 91, . § 402, 41 Stat. 456, 476-477, 486.
Purporting to act under this power, the Commission ordered, without notice or hearing, that the Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Company “ continue to interchange freight traffic between the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company and…
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