Legal Opinion
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Slattery
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1938No. 6671PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
The sole question herein presented is jurisdictional raised by plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the appeal.
A consideration of the question requires a brief resumé of the proceedings had before the entry of the decree of February 5, 1938, from which the appeal is taken. In 1923, a specially constituted Court of three judges was assembled in conformity with Section 266 of the Judicial Code, Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 380 to hear and determine a suit instituted by the plaintiff wherein it was alleged that an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission, which reduced rates on coin box…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Sanford Fork & Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Lindheimer v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Ex Parte the Union Steamboat CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. SlatteryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. OldlandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Ohio Oil Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Weicker v. HowbertCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Lackner v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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