Legal Opinion
Carothers v. Western Transportation Co.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 19, 1976No. RI-CIV-75-0015PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ROBERT D. MORGAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Virgil Carothers, filed this complaint on behalf of himself and on behalf of all members of a class therein described. The court’s jurisdiction is invoked under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1336(a), involving Interstate Commerce Commission orders.
The litigation proceeds from the following operative facts. Defendant, a Delaware corporation, with its principal office in the State of Illinois, is an interstate carrier of commodities by motor vehicle. The plaintiff class, as defined in this court’s prior order, is composed of all…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Clyde AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Aluminum Company of America v. Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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- Emeryville Trucking, Inc. v. Hennis Freight Lines, Inc. And Spector Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Island Creek Coal Sales Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Island Creek Coal Sales Company v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977