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ALTON R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 81.

287 U.S. 229 (1932)

ALTON RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank H. Towner, with whom Mr. Silas H. Strawn was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. J. Stanley Payne, with whom Solicitor General Thacher, Assistant to the Attorney General O'Brian, and Mr. Daniel W. Knowlton were on the brief, for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. Leo P. Day appeared for the railroad companies, appellees.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit, under the Urgent Deficiencies Act of October 22, 1913, c. 32, 38 Stat. 208, 220, was brought by The Alton Railroad Company in the federal court for northern Illinois to set aside part of an order entered by the Interstate Commerce Commission under § 15 (6) of the Interstate Commerce Act, see Transportation Act, February 28, 1920, c. 91, § 418, 41 Stat. 456, 475, 486. The

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