CALIFORNIA v. LATIMER

No. 13, Original.

305 U.S. 255 (1938)

CALIFORNIA v. LATIMER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lucas E. Kilkenny, Deputy Attorney General of California, with whom Messrs. U.S. Webb, Attorney General, H.H. Linney and James J. Arditto, Deputy Attorneys General, were on the brief, for complainant.

Mr. Warner W. Gardner, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, Assistant Attorney General Arnold, Assistant Attorney General Morris, and Messrs. Sewall Key, John J. Abt, Arnold Raum, and Lester P. Schoene were on the brief, for defendants.


MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

California owns the railroad along the San Francisco water front known as State Belt Railroad, and operates it in interstate commerce. Sherman v. United States, 282 U.S. 25; United States v. California, 297 U.S. 175. On leave granted, the State filed in this Court this bill against...

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