TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. ET AL.
v.
UNITED STATES ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 12, 13, 1931.
Reargued October 11, 12, 1932.
Decided May 29, 1933.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. T.J. Freeman, with whom Messrs. T.D. Gresham, Esmond Phelps and Robert L.W. Thompson were on the brief, for the Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. et al., appellants, on the original argument. Mr. Charles M. Spence, with whom Messrs. T.J. Freeman, T.D. Gresham, Esmond Phelps, A.L. Burford, R.E. Milling, Jr., and Robert L.W. Thompson were on the brief, for the Texas & Pacific Ry. Co., on reargument.
Mr. Luther M. Walter, with whom Messrs. John S. Burchmore and Nuel D. Belnap were on the brief, for the New Orleans Joint Traffic Bureau et al., appellants.
Mr. Wylie M. Barrow, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of Louisiana, with whom Mr. Percy Saint, Attorney General, was on the brief, for the State of Louisiana, intervener-appellant, on the original argument. Mr. Barrow also reargued the cause, and with Mr. Gaston L. Porterie, the then Attorney General of Louisiana, filed a brief on behalf of the State.
Mr. Edward R. Schowalter filed a brief on behalf of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, intervener-appellant.
Mr. John St. Paul, Jr., with whom Messrs. Wm. C. Dufour and Leonard B. Levy were on the brief, for the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, intervener-appellant.
Mr. Daniel W. Knowlton, with whom Solicitor General Thacher and Assistant to the Attorney General O'Brian were on the brief, for the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission, appellees.
Mr. R.S. Outlaw, with whom Messrs. C.S. Burg, Fred L. Wallace, G.B. Ross, E.E. McInnis, and Joseph M. Bryson were on the brief, for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. et al., appellees.
Mr. R.C. Frulbright, with whom Messrs. James V. Allred, Attorney General of Texas, Elbert Hooper, Assistant Attorney General, Mart Royston, Fred N. Oliver, and John C. White were on the brief, for the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and the State of Texas et al., intervener-appellees.
By leave of Court, Messrs. Samuel Silverman and A. Henry Walter filed a brief on behalf of the City and Port of Boston, as amici curiae.
Supreme Court of United States.
MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Galveston Commercial Association complained to the Interstate Commerce Commission that carload commodity rates on import, export and coastwise traffic between a portion of western classification territory and Galveston were unreasonable, and their relationship with those to and from Houston, Texas City, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange, Texas, and New Orleans, La., was unduly prejudicial to Galveston.
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