Legal Opinion
Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1957No. 408PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Section 311 (a) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U. S. C. § 911 (a), gives the Commission power to grant “temporary authority” to a common carrier by water or a contract carrier by water to institute service for which “there is an immediate and urgent need.” And the section provides that the temporary authority “shall be valid for such time as the Commission shall specify, but not for more than an aggregate of one hundred and eighty days.”
Section 9 (b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U. S. C. § 1008 (b), provides that “In any case in which the licensee has, in accordance with agency…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wong Yang Sung v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Stone's Exp., Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1954
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1956
3Cited by31 opinions
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- Jameson's Liquors, Inc. v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Howard H. Callaway, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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