Legal Opinion
Seatrain Lines, Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 30, 1946No. Civil Action 579PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The suit at bar presents vexatious problems. The plaintiff is Seatrain Lines, Inc. whose operations have been the subject of discussion and decisions by the courts 1 and by the Interstate Commerce Commission 2 on numerous occasions. Reference is made to these decisions for general and particular descriptions of Seatrain’s business. Since October 1932 Seatrain has operated as a common carrier in the transportation of property by water. Seatrain ships carry standard gauge railroad tracks and are so designed that loaded freight cars may be lifted to or from the vessels by a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Frost v. Corporation Comm'n of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Ziffrin, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Seatrain Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1963
- Avery Freight Lines, Inc. v. Alabama Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1949
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