Legal Opinion
Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 2, 1951No. 45PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Minton
In No. 45 appellant common carriers by railroad brought this suit against the United States in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to enjoin an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission issued June 13, 1949, in a proceeding instituted by the Commission entitled Rail and Barge Joint Rates, No. 26712 on the Commission’s docket. Appellee Interstate Commerce Commission intervened as a party defendant before the District Court, as did appellee common carriers by water, American Barge Line Company (American), Inland Waterways Corporation, doing business as Federal Barge Lines…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Florida v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- New York v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- Nevada v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- State of Kansas v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Thomas E. Payne, Individually and Representing the Metropolitan Citizens Advisory Council v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D.C. Transit Company, Inc., Intervenor. D.C. Transit System, Inc. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, Thomas E. Payne v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D.C. Transit System, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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