Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 1, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 112-69-RPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
An Interstate Commerce Commission report and order1 is here attacked by the Southern Railway Company. The Commission had held itself powerless to allow Southern to recover compensation from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Burlington) and the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Frisco) for delivering to them empty boxcars as directed by the Commission in relief of an emergency car shortage. We decline to disturb this ruling.
The directions were issued under section 1(15) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 1(15), which provides :
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Hertz Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pen-Ken Gas & Oil Corp. v. Warfield Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Order of Railway Conductors of America v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Union Tank Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation, Plaintiff v. Union Tank Car Company, a Corporation, Union Tank Car Company v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Respondents- and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Chartered Bus Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971