Legal Opinion
Shannahan v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 4, 1938No. 502PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The sole question for decision is whether the District Court had jurisdiction of this controversy under the Urgent Deficiencies Act of October 22, 1913. 1 .
The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is an interstate electric railway subject to the Interstate Commerce Act. On August 9, 1934, the National Mediation Board requested the Commission to determine whether that carrier fell within the exemption from the scope of the Railway Labor Act, as amended June 21, 1934, 48 Stat. 1185, c. 691 (45 U. S. C. § 151). That Act confers upon…
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