Legal Opinion
Lamoille Valley Railroad v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 1983No. Nos. 82-1498, 82-1523, 82-1578 and 82-1668PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Statutory and Factual Background---- 22
A. The Statutory Scheme_____________ 22
1. Specific Provisions Governing Railroad Mergers _________________ 22
2. Congressional Policy on Railroad Mergers _____________________ 23
B. ICC Railroad Merger Policy_________ 24
C. The Railroads Involved in this Case — 25
D. Proceedings Below---------------- 25
1. Conditions Requested by the Boston & Maine’s Competitors__________ 25
2. The ICC’s Decision_____________ 26
E. Issues Presented__________________ • 26
II. The Financial Viability of the…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Otter Tail Power Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lamoille Valley Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, Eastern Magnesia Talc Company, State of Vermont, Intervenors. Providence and Worcester Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, State of Vermont, Intervenors. State of Vermont v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., Robert W. Meserve, Intervenors. Canadian National Railway Company, Central Vermont Railway, Inc., Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Robert W. Meserve and Benjamin H. Lacy, Trustees of the Property of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Ronald L. Cosby v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984