Legal Opinion
Connecticut General Insurance v. United States Railway Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-189, 74-1107 and 74-1149PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
These cases present the question whether an injunction should issue restraining the enforcement of certain provisions of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, Public Law 93-236, 45 U.S.C. §§ 743, 744, because of constitutional infirmities. Three-judge courts have been convened pursuant to 28 U.S. C. §§ 2282, 2284, and the matters are consolidated for disposition on cross-motions for summary judgment. The Connecticut General plaintiffs are owners of mortgage bonds and are corporate trustees or successor corporate trustees under indentures,…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Regional Rail Reorganization Act CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanySpecial Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act · 1974
- In Re Penn Central Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Lehigh and New England Railway Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Griffin v. United StatesTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1976
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