Legal Opinion

Ex parte Atlantic Coast Line R.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 20, 1929No. 19, originalPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Upon examination of the returns to the nile to show cause, the Court finds that the reasons *823given by the respondent, the District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, that the case is likely to become moot, are not sufficient to justify his failure, immediately upon application, to call to his assistance, to hear and determine the application, two other judges, in accord with the provisions for direct review by this Court of the District Court, under § 4 of 238 of the Judicial Code, as amended by the act of February 13, 1925, c. 229, 43 Stat. 936. See Virginian Ry. v. United States,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Virginian Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Stratton v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Ex Parte Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
  3. German v. South Carolina State Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
  4. Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. German v. South Carolina State Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961

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