Legal Opinion
Swift & Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 5, 1952No. 282PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Minton
On July 28, 1947, the appellant, Swift and Company, filed a complaint, later amended, before the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and other railroads, alleging that the charges on direct carload shipments of livestock1 from points outside Illinois to its proposed new plant in the Chicago Packingtown area are (1) unreasonable, (2) unduly prejudicial to livestock as a commodity, and (3) unduly prejudicial to Swift as against its competitors, all in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act.2 Swift asked for the establishment of reasonable joint through…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Adams v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ayrshire Collieries Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Hilton Hotels International, Inc. v. Junta de Salario MínimoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
- Metropolitan District Commission v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Potomac Electric Power Company v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Consolidated Rail Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, and Cargill, Incorporated v. United States of America, and Federal Maritime BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Matter of Valuation Proceedings, Etc.Special Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act · 1982
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