Legal Opinion
Georgia Public Service Commission v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 2, 1983No. 82-8643PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners 1 appeal from the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”) permitting the abandonment by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company (“L & N”) 2 of a railroad line known as the “Murphy Branch.” 3 We must decide whether the decision to permit the abandonment is unsupported by substantial evidence, or is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; ....” 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A). We also must resolve several procedural questions. We reverse, finding that under either of the above standards the record…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Nelda A. Parker v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Autry R. Hand v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Lamoille Valley Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, Eastern Magnesia Talc Company, State of Vermont, Intervenors. Providence and Worcester Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, State of Vermont, Intervenors. State of Vermont v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve, Intervenors. Canadian National Railway Company, Central Vermont Railway, Inc., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission United States of America, County of El Dorado, Respondent-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Marshall Durbin Food Corp. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Gs Roofing Products Company v. Surface Transportation BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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