Legal Opinion
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 1967No. 305PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question in this case is whether the Interstate Commerce Commission complied with its statutory-responsibilities under § 20a of the Interstate Commerce Act1 when it approved without consideration of control or anticompetitive consequences the issuance to appellee Greyhound Corporation of 500,000 shares of the common stock of appellee Railway Express Agency, Inc. (REA).
REA provides railroad express service and is also a motor common carrier. The approximately 2,000,000 shares of REA common stock outstanding are entirely owned by railroads and no railroad stockholder may dispose of its…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
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