Legal Opinion
Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Board of Railroad Com'rs
District Court, D. Montana
Decided August 6, 1929No. 692PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOURQUIN, District Judge.
April 15, 1929, the plaintiffs, four railroads, commenced this suit to enjoin the defendants from enforcing an intrastate rate order until plaintiffs' application for at section 13 hearing made to the Interstate Commerce Commission had been determined. The usual temporary restraining order issued. Far from the seats of the mighty, the local practice is to consult the convenience of Supreme Court Justices or Circuit Judges before any of them is called to sit in a three-judge court; and the necessity is understood and acquiesced in by the parties.
Before any three-judge…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ex Parte Metropolitan Water Co. of West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Montana · 1924
3Cited by3 opinions
- Osage Tribe of Indians v. IckesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1942
- Great Falls Gas Co. v. Public Service Commission of MontanaDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1930
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Board of Railroad Com'rs of MontanaDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1930