Legal Opinion
United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 3, 1956No. 19PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This case presents questions similar to those involved in United States v. Western Pacific R. Co., ante, p. 59, decided today.
In 1941 and 1942 the Government shipped from Pontiac, Michigan, to Newport News, Virginia, over the respondent's lines, various military supplies destined for China, via the port of Rangoon, Burma. This intended exportation was frustrated by the fall of Rangoon to Japanese military forces on March 8, 1942. The Government therefore took possession of the shipments at Newport News, reshipped them about three months later to storage centers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
3Cited by31 opinions
- Murray Israel, M.D. v. Baxter Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Agricultural Transportation Association of Texas v. Wilbur C. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Delta Traffic Service, Inc. v. Transtop, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Annunzio Somma v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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