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U.S. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. CO.

No. 422.

291 U.S. 457 (1934)

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Solicitor General MacLean, with whom Solicitor General Biggs, Assistant Attorney General Stephens, and Messrs. Elmer B. Collins, Ashley Sellers, Daniel W. Knowlton, and Harry L. Underwood were on the brief, for the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission, appellants.

Mr. A.K. Shipe for American Barge Line Co. et al., appellants.

Mr. Clark C. Wren filed a brief on behalf of the Inland Waterways Corp., appellant.

Messrs. R.S. Outlaw and H.H. Larimore, with whom Messrs. Elmer A. Smith, A.B. Enoch, M.G. Roberts, M. Carter Hall, A.H. Kiskaddon, James Stillwell, Herbert S. Harr and M.B. Pierce, were on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a suit brought by the Illinois Central Railroad Company and other railroad carriers, under the Urgent Deficiencies Act of October 22, 1913, U.S.C., Title 28, § 47, as amended by the Act of February 13, 1925, U.S.C., Title 28, § 345, to set aside, annul and enjoin the enforcement of an amended order of the commission, made under § 3 (e) of the Inland Waterways Corporation Act of June...

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