U.S. v. CHICAGO NORTH SHORE R. CO.

No. 264.

288 U.S. 1 (1933)

UNITED STATES v. CHICAGO NORTH SHORE & MILWAUKEE RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant to the Attorney General O'Brian, with whom Solicitor General Thacher and Messrs. Charles H. Weston and Elmer B. Collins were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Robert E. Quirk, with whom Messrs. Ralph R. Bradley and Claude D. Cass were on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit brought pursuant to § 12 (1) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended,1 to enjoin the appellee from issuing any securities or assuming any obligation or liability in respect of the securities of others without first having obtained an order from the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing such action, as required by...

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