Legal Opinion
Matter of Reading Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 4, 1975No. 880PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER NO. 880
DITTER, District Judge.
The Court of Appeals for this Circuit decided almost two years ago that freight balances collected by one rail carrier for services performed by another 1 are held in trust and must be paid to their rightful owners. See In re Penn Central Transportation Company, 486 F.2d 519, 524 (3d Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 990, 94 S.Ct. 1588, 39 L.Ed.2d 886 (1974). Following that decision, Reading personnel and the Committee of Interline Railroads, representing other carriers, met to work out an acceptable schedule for payment of interline trust…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Contractors Association Of Eastern Pennsylvania v. The Secretary Of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- In the Matter of Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Debtor. Appeal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in No. 74-1356. Appeal of Trustees of Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Debtor, in No. 74-1363. Appeal of Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, in No. 74-1379. Appeal of Pennsylvania State Legislative Board and United Transportation Union, in No. 74-1388. Appeal of Chemical Bank, in No. 74-1424Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, in the Matter OfCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- In The Matter Of The Ann Arbor Railroad Company, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Matter of Reading Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Chase v. Committee of Interline RailroadsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- In re Penn Central Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975