Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad v. United States

This is an appeal from the judgment of a specially constituted District Court 1 dismissing the appellant’s bill which prayed relief against an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission approving and authorizing a proposed pooling agreement between two other railroads. 2 The single question presented is whether the appellant is a “carrier involved” within the meaning of § 5 (1) of the Interstate Commerce Act. 3

The appellant, hereinafter sometimes called “Esca-naba,” is a Michigan corporation operating a railroad which does business in intrastate and interstate commerce. Its line extends from…