UNITED STATES v. UNION STOCK YARD

Nos. 621, 622.

226 U.S. 286 (1912)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UPON THE APPLICATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, v. UNION STOCK YARD & TRANSIT COMPANY OF CHICAGO. CHICAGO JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Adkins and Mr. William E. Lamb, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, for the United States, appellant in No. 621 and appellee in No. 622.

Mr. Ralph M. Shaw for appellees in No. 621 and appellant in No. 622.

Mr. Willard M. McEwen and Mr. Joseph Weissenbach, filed a brief for appellees, Louis Pfaelzer & Sons.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

These are appeals from a decree entered by the Commerce Court in an action begun by the United States on the application of the Attorney General at the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission against the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Chicago an Illinois corporation (hereinafter called the "Stock Yard Company"), the Chicago Junction Railway Company, an Illinois...

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