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Alabama Power Company v. United States

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided December 8, 1970No. Civ. A. 2970-68PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORCORAN, District Judge:

This action was instituted by several groups of shippers to enjoin, annul and set aside certain rate increase orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission entered November 26, 1968 and January 9, 1969 in Ex Parte No. 259, Increased Freight Rates, 1968.1 These orders permitted Class I railroads of the United States to effect a general increase in their freight rates and charges to offset the increase in expenses which had occurred in the 1967-1968 period.

The Secretary of Agriculture intervened as a party plaintiff and several Class I railroads intervened as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Algoma Coal & Coke Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1935
  3. Florida Citrus Commission v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1956
  4. Atlantic City Electric Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
  5. Koppers Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of TradeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency ProceduresSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  5. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972

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