Legal Opinion

United States v. Lowden

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 4, 1939No. 343PublishedCited by 130 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone

This appeal raises the question whether the Interstate Commerce Commission, in approving and authorizing s lease of a railroad by one railroad company to another, under § 5 (4) (b) of the Interstate Commerce Act as amended, (48 Stat. 217, 49 U. S. C., § 5 (4) (b) enacted in substance as § 407 (5) (6) of the Transportation Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 481), has authority to prescribe as a condition of its order, that certain employees of the lessor shall receive partial compensation for the loss which they may suffer, by reason of their discharge or transfer as a result of the lease.

Appellees are…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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