UNITED STATES v. BUTLER COUNTY R.R. CO.

No. 837.

234 U.S. 29 (1914)

UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BUTLER COUNTY RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1914.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Blackburn Esterline, with whom The Solicitor General and Mr. Karl W. Kirchwey were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Charles W. Needham, with whom Mr. Joseph W. Folk was on the brief, for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. William A. Glasgow, Jr., with whom Mr. James M. Beck was on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellee, the Butler County Railroad Company, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission its petition asking for the reestablishment of through routes and joint rates with certain trunk lines, which was consolidated with and decided upon the same record as the complaints before the Commission in the Tap Line Cases involved in

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