Legal Opinion
Patrick W. Simmons v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Intervening-Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 1991No. 89-2874PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Patrick W. Simmons, Illinois Legislative Director for United Transportation Union, petitions for review of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission exempting from the requirement of a determination of public convenience and necessity the abandonment of a two mile segment of line of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
A segment of the Sparta Branch of the Missouri Pacific runs from Sparta, Illinois northeasterly to Centraba, Illinois. Another segment, formerly continued from Cen-traba 14.4 miles northeast to Salem, where it connected with other Missouri…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Patrick W. Simmons v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Patrick W. Simmons v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, and Chicago-Chemung Railroad Corporation, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
3Cited by1 opinion
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