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UNITED STATES v. SOUTH BUFFALO R. CO.

No. 198.

333 U.S. 771 (1948)

UNITED STATES v. SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 26, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Perlman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Sonnett, Robert G. Seaks and Robert W. Ginnane.

Bruce Bromley argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.

C.A. Miller and Wm. J. Kane filed a brief for the American Short Line Railroad Association, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Government, by direct appeal from the District Court,1 invites us to reconsider and overrule the interpretation of the commodities clause of the Interstate Commerce Act2 promulgated in United States v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern R. Co., 298 U.S. 492. That holding, in substance, is that the prohibition...

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