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CHICAGO ETC. R. CO. v. ACME FREIGHT

No. 65.

336 U.S. 465 (1949)

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. ET AL. v. ACME FAST FREIGHT, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 4, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Walker and Rowland L. Davis, Jr. argued the cause for petitioners. With them on the brief were William F. Zearfaus, Arthur C. Patterson, Thomas L. Ennis, Joseph Rosch and H. Brua Campbell.

Paul A. Crouch argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1942, Congress enacted what is popularly known as the Freight Forwarder Act. This legislation, which appears as Part IV1 of the Interstate Commerce Act, was designed to define freight forwarders, to prescribe certain regulations governing forwarder operations, and to bring this essential transportation business within the control of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The...

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