Legal Opinion
Erco Industries Limited, a Corporation v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1981No. 80-5370PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Erco Industries Limited brought this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1336(a) and the Interstate Commerce Act § 16(2), 49 U.S.C.A. § 16(2), to enforce an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission awarding damages to Erco because certain rates charged by the defendant railroad companies were unjust and unreasonable in violation of 49 U.S.C.A. § l. 1 The railroads appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Erco. We affirm.
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