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RETIREMENT BOARD v. ALTON R. CO.

No. 566.

295 U.S. 330 (1935)

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD ET AL. v. ALTON RAILROAD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1935.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Attorney General Stephens and Mr. Harry Shulman, with whom Solicitor General Biggs and Messrs. Carl McFarland, Hammond E. Chaffetz, and Max Turner were on the brief, for petitioners.

Messrs. Emmett E. McInnis and Jacob Aronson, with whom Messrs. Sydney R. Prince, Robert V. Fletcher, Edward S. Jouett, Dennis F. Lyons, and Sidney S. Alderman were on the brief, for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondents, comprising 134 Class I railroads, two express companies, and the Pullman Company, brought this suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, asserting the unconstitutionality of the Railroad Retirement Act1 and praying an injunction against its enforcement. From a decree granting the relief sought an appeal was perfected...

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