LEHIGH VALLEY R.R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 124.

243 U.S. 444 (1917)

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 9, 1917.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George T. Buckingham, with whom Mr. Edgar H. Boles, Mr. Stewart C. Pratt and Mr. Allan McCulloh were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Assistant to the Attorney General Todd for the United States.

Mr. Joseph W. Folk and Mr. Charles W. Needham, by leave of court, filed a brief on behalf of the Interstate Commerce Commission.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a proceeding instituted by direction of the Attorney General at the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission to prevent the appellant railroad from carrying freight at less than its published rates on file. The case was heard upon bill and answer and a stipulation, and the question is whether the facts warrant an injunction, as matter of law.

George W. Sheldon and Company is an Illinois corporation...

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