Legal Opinion
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Southern Railway Company and Central of Georgia Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1976No. 74-3588PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Interstate Commerce Commission appeals the dismissal of its action seeking a district court order to enjoin Southern Railway Company and Central of Georgia Railroad Company from violating certain orders issued by the Commission pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 5(2) (1970). The United States was not a party to this enforcement action and the Commission did not obtain the consent or approval of the Attorney General to initiate it. We are primarily concerned with whether the ICC, acting under either § 5(8) or § 16(12) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. §§ 5(8), 16(12),…
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