Legal Opinion
American Waterways Operators, Inc. v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 1974No. Civ. A. 2322-72 and 2323-72PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, District Judge:
These related cases present for our review a determination by the Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission) that the Southern Railway Company (Southern) is not precluded by law from owning and operating a barge line subsidiary for the purpose of transporting coal along the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. 1 The relevant statute is the Panama Canal Act of 1912 § 11, 37 Stat. 566, as amended, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5(14-16). Section 5(14) prohibits a railroad from having any interest in a water carrier with which the railroad “does or may compete for traffic.” 2…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Crounse Corporation v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Water Transport Association v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Antilles Council of School Officers, Local 68 v. LehmanDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1982
- Bishop v. LINKWAY STORES, INC.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Bishop v. LINKWAY STORES, INC.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
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