Legal Opinion
St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 27, 1936No. 497PublishedCited by 467 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*45Mk. Chief Justice Hughes
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought by St. Joseph Stock Yards Company to restrain the enforcement of an order of the Secretary of Agriculture fixing maximum rates for the Company’s services. The District Court, composed of three judges, dismissed the bill of complaint, 11 F. Supp. 322, and appeal lies directly to this Court. 7 U. S. C. 217; 28 U. S. C. 47.
In October, 1929, the Secretary of Agriculture initiated a general inquiry into the reasonableness of appellant’s rates. After hearing, the Secretary prescribed maximum rates which were enjoined…
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