UNITED STATES ET AL.
v.
CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 20-21, 1949.
Decided November 14, 1949.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Philip Elman argued the cause for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission, appellants in No. 40. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Bergson, Joseph W. Bishop, Jr., William J. Hickey, Richard E. Guggenheim, Daniel W. Knowlton and Edward M. Reidy.
Manuel J. Davis argued the cause for the Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co., and S. Harrison Kahn argued the cause for the Alexandria, Barcroft & Washington Transit Co., and filed a brief for those appellants in No. 41.
Samuel O. Clark, Jr. argued the cause and filed a brief for the Capital Transit Co., appellee in Nos. 40 and 41. With him on the brief were Edmund L. Jones, F. G. Awalt and Daryal A. Myse.
Lloyd B. Harrison argued the cause for the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, appellee in Nos. 40 and 41. With him on the brief was Vernon E. West.
By special leave of Court Henry E. Ketner argued the cause and filed a brief for the State Corporation Commission of Virginia et al., as amici curiae, urging affirmance.
John O'Dea filed a brief as People's Counsel, Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, appellee in No. 40.
Supreme Court of United States.
PER CURIAM.
In United States v. Capital Transit Co.,325 U.S. 357, we upheld the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate certain of Capital Transit's bus and streetcar rates. The rates involved were in two different categories. Transit operated, as it still does, a bus and streetcar system within the District connecting the residential area with the central...
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