Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1969No. 13PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
In these cases the Interstate Commerce Commission undertook to prescribe just, reasonable, and equitable divisions of joint rates pursuant to § 15 (6) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 24 Stat. 384, as amended. 1 The Commission found that existing divisions violated § 15 (6) because they allocated to Northern lines a lesser share of the revenues from the joint rates than would be warranted by their share of the expenditures made in providing the joint service. 325 I. C. C. 1, 50.
The Southern lines brought suit before a three-judge District Court to enjoin and to set aside the Commission’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- New England Divisions CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- New York v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. MechlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Lee v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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