U.S. v. CAROLINA CARRIERS CORP.

No. 197.

315 U.S. 475 (1942)

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Stanley Payne, with whom Messrs. Daniel W. Knowlton and Nelson Thomas were on the brief, for the Interstate Commerce Commission; and Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Arnold; and Messrs. Frank Coleman and Smith R. Brittingham, Jr. submitted for the United States, appellants.

Mr. Wilmer A. Hill, with whom Mr. Harry C. Ames was on the brief, for appellee.

Messrs. Luther M. Walter, John S. Burchmore, and Huel D. Belnap filed a brief on behalf of the Irregular Route Common Carrier Conference of the American Trucking Assns., Inc., as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal under § 210 (28 U.S.C. § 47a) and § 238 of the Judicial Code as amended (28 U.S.C. § 345), to review a final decree of a district court of three judges (28 U.S.C. § 47) which set aside (38 F.Supp. 549) an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (24 M.C.C. 305) granting appellee a certificate of public convenience and necessity...

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