ESCANABA & L.S.R. CO. v. U.S.

No. 415.

303 U.S. 315 (1938)

ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John S. Burchmore, with whom Mr. Clark M. Robertson was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. J. Stanley Payne, with whom Acting Solicitor General Bell, Assistant Attorney General Jackson, and Messrs. Elmer B. Collins and Daniel W. Knowlton were on the brief, for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. C.R. Sutherland, with whom Mr. O.W. Dynes was on the brief, for Scandrett et al., intervening defendants.


Mr. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from the judgment of a specially constituted District Court1 dismissing the appellant's bill which prayed relief against an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission approving and authorizing a proposed pooling agreement between two other railroads.2 The single question presented is whether...

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