Legal Opinion

Seatrain Lines, Inc. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 10, 1953No. 10944PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order, D. C., 108 F.Supp. 113, dismissing on jurisdictional grounds a complaint of violation of the antitrust laws wherein plaintiff, Seatrain Lines, Inc., alleges that the defendant railroads and associations of railroads have injured it by concerted action in restraint of trade. Seatrain seeks both injunctive relief and damages.

The complaint is lengthy, 36 pages of allegations and 8 pages of prayers, in all 44 printed pages in the record on appeal. However, summation of certain important allegations will suffice to place in context and focus…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Georgia v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Scarano v. Central R. Co. Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Pagán Hernández v. Universidad de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1978
  3. Bower v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
  4. Southern Pacific Communications Co. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
  5. Tampa Phosphate Railroad Company v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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