STOTT v. UNITED STATES


154 F.Supp. 389 (1957)

Gordon D. STOTT and Paul W. Zeckhausen, a Protective Committee for Minority Stockholders of The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Defendants, and Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Intervening Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

August 27, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fennelly, Eagan, Nager & Lage, New York City, Newell Blair, Washington, D. C., Charles Nager, New York City, of counsel, for plaintiffs.

Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, Southern District of New York, Harold J. Raby, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel, for defendants United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, W. L. Grubbs, R. W. Henriott, Joseph L. Lenihan, Louisville, Ky., William H. Swiggart, Nashville, Tenn., Bruce Bromley, W. L. Grubbs, Louisville, Ky., of counsel, for intervening defendants.


FREDERICK VAN PELT BRYAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, alleging that they constitute a protective committee for minority stockholders of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, sue to enjoin and set aside an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing the merger of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. They seek the designation of a three judge court to hear and determine the action...

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