FALWELL v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 168.

69 F.Supp. 71 (1946)

FALWELL et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

District Court, W. D. Virginia, at Lynchburg.

Judgment Affirmed March 31, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. G. Burnette and John D. Easley, both of Lynchburg, Va., for plaintiffs.

Wendell Berge, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Edward Dumbauld, Sp. Asst., to the Atty. Gen., for the United States.

Daniel W. Knowlton, Chief Counsel, and Nelson Thomas, Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

J. Ninian Beall, of Washington, D. C., for Brooks Transportation Co., and Lucian H. Cocke, Jr., of Roanoke, Va., for N. & W. Ry. Co. et al., intervenors.

Before DOBIE, Circuit Judge, and PAUL and BARKSDALE, District Judges.


Judgment Affirmed March 31, 1947. See 67 S.Ct. 1087.

PAUL, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this suit are Falwell Fast Freight, Inc., a Virginia corporation engaged in business as a common carrier of property in interstate commerce by motor vehicle, with its headquarters at Lynchburg, Va., and C. W. Falwell, Jr., owner of a controlling interest in the corporation. The controversy arises out of the desire and attempt of the plaintiffs to purchase certain operating...

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