United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. On petition of the Pennsylvania Paraffine Works and the Crew-Levick Company the Interstate Commerce Commission made the following order: “It is ordered, That the Pennsylvania Railroad Company be, and it is hereby, notified and required to cease and desist, on or before August 15, 1915, and thereafter to abstain, from refusing upon reasonable request and reasonable notice therefor…
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APPEALS PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. On petition of the Pennsylvania Paraffine Works and the Crew-Levick Company the Interstate Commerce Commission made the following order: “It is ordered, That the Pennsylvania Railroad Company be, and it is hereby, notified and required to cease and desist, on or before August 15, 1915, and thereafter to abstain, from refusing upon reasonable request and reasonable notice therefor to provide and furnish tank cars to the complainants herein for interstate shipments of petroleum products, which refusal…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
The question in the case is, Has the Commission the jurisdiction exercised by the order? It is not denied that the Commission has power over the general equipment of a carrier, but it is denied that it has power to require “ vehicles of a special type having no reference to the safety of transportation,” and to this distinction the argument of counsel for the railroad company, is addressed.
-The judgment of the District Court had somewhat broader basis. The court said; “The act to regulate com merce does not confer upon the Interstate Commerce Commission all power over cars and other…
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