Legal Opinion

Hughes v. United States

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 28, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 41335PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN W. LORD, Jr., District Judge.

W. W. Hughes specializes in the transportation of perishable commodities. His major facility is located in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania. Hughes has brought this action1 to set aside an order *14of the Interstate Commerce Commission entered on January 17, 1966 relating to his application for (1) a “grandfather” rights authorization and (2) a common carrier certificate of public convenience and necessity for commodities not within the ambit of his “grandfather” request.

This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. § 17(9), 28 U.S. C.A. §§ 1336, 1398, and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Hayburn's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1792
  4. Interstate Commerce Commission v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bell Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1969
  2. Baker v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Mississippi East, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
  4. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1971
  5. Messinger v. Interstate Commerce CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1969

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