Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 9, 1983No. Nos. 82-1630, 82-1748PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission), for most of its near-century existence, was heavily involved in regulating railroad rates to secure their reasonableness. Reform Congress ordered now calls for significant deregulation allowing “to the maximum extent possible, competition and the demand for services to establish reasonable rates.” Staggers Rail Act of 1980 (Staggers Act), Pub.L. No. 96-448, sec. 101(a), 94 Stat. 1895,1897 (codified at 49 U.S.C. § 10101a(l) (Supp. V 1981)). The two cases before…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Edwin I. Hatch v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- The Greyhound Corporation v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Burka v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995
- Ford Motor Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Union Pacific Railroad Company, Intervenor. Department of Defense v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983