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RISS & COMPANY v. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Civ. A. No. 4056-54.

190 F.Supp. 10 (1960)

RISS & COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff, v. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS et al., Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

December 9, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel for plaintiff

Riss & Company, Inc.; A. Alvis Layne, Robert L. Wright, Lester M. Bridgeman, Morton A. Brody, Washington, D. C.

Counsel for defendants

1. Association of American Railroads; William E. Miller, Stephen Ailes, Richard A. Whiting, Gregory S. Prince, Philip F. Welsh, Washington, D. C.

2. Association of Western Railways; Stuart S. Ball, Richard J. Flynn, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill., Lawrence Cake, John Guandolo, Washington, D. C.

3. Traffic Executive Association Eastern Railroads; Samuel E. Gates, New York City, Chisman Hanes, James L. Kaler, Washington, D. C.

4. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference; C. Brewster Rhoads, Joseph W. Swain, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.

5. Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc.; Francis C. Reed, Powell Pierpoint, New York City, Robert M. Gray, Washington, D. C.

7. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company; Francis M. Shea, New York City, Prime F. Osborn, Louisville, Ky.

*8. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

11. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, Washington, D. C., Edwin H. Burgess, John L. Rogers, Jr., Baltimore, Md.

15. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company; Edward K. Wheeler, Robert G. Seaks, Washington, D. C.

*16. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, *21. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, *22. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, *23. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

29. Erie Railroad Company; Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, W. T. Pierson, Washington, D. C., P. H. Donovan, Cleveland, Ohio.

31. Great Northern Railway Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

*33. Illinois Central Railroad Company, *40. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, *41. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

58. New York Central Railroad Company; Edward K. Wheeler, Robert G. Seaks, Washington, D. C., Gerald E. Dwyer, New York City.

65. Northern Pacific Railway Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

*66. Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Hugh B. Cox, James H. McGlothlin, James C. McKay, Washington, D. C., John B. Prizer, Carl Helmetag, Jr., Lewin W. Wickes, Philadelphia, Pa.

*70. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, *72. Southern Pacific Company, *76. Union Pacific Railroad Company, *78. Wabash Railroad Company, 80. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Company; Stuart S. Ball, J. H. Hays, Amos M. Mathews, J. W. Nisbet, Chicago, Ill.

81. Southern Railway Company; Francis M. Shea, New York City, Henry L. Walker, Washington, D. C.

88. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company; Francis M. Shea, New York City, Harold J. Gallagher, New York City, Charles T. Abeles, Richmond, Va.

SIRICA, District Judge.

On February 17, 1958 defendant (66), the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, filed a counterclaim in this action which reads as follows:

"Commencing prior to January 1, 1954 and at all times since that date Riss has unlawfully combined and conspired with other motor carriers (a) to injure and destroy the competition of this defendant and other rail carriers in the transportation of property in interstate commerce for the United States,...

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