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BALTIMORE & O. R. CO. v. NEW YORK, N. H. & H. R. CO.

196 F.Supp. 724 (1961)

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs, v. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY and Boston & Maine Railroad, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 9, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander & Green, New York City, for plaintiff Baltimore and O. R. Co. (Donald M. Dunn, New York City, of counsel).

Clark, Carr & Ellis, New York City, for plaintiffs Atchison, T. and S. F. R. Co. and others (Charles D. Peet, G. Clark Cummings, New York City, Richard R. Bongartz, Philadelphia, Pa., and Smith R. Brittingham, Jr., Chicago, Ill., of counsel).

Richard E. Costello, New York City, for plaintiff Delaware, L. and W. R. Co.

Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendl, New York City, for plaintiff Western Maryland R. Co. (Matthew V. Stepsis, New York City, of counsel).

Gerald E. Dwyer, New York City, for plaintiffs New York Central R. Co. and others (Jerome H. Shapiro, New York City, of counsel).

Richard D. Lalanne, New York City, for plaintiff Lehigh Valley R. Co.

Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, New York City, for defendants New York, N. H. and H. R. Co. and Boston and M. R. R. (Carl E. Newton, Granville Whittlesey, Jr., Peter B. Spruance, M. Lauck Walton, New York City, and Roger A. Clark, Washington, D. C., of counsel).

William T. Griffin, New York City, for defendant New York, N. H. and H. R. Co.

RYAN, Chief Judge.

In these 109 suits, which have been consolidated by the Court for all purposes, similarly situated railroad plaintiffs seek to recover from railroad defendants The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and Boston & Maine Railroad per diem rental rates for the use by defendants of plaintiffs' freight cars at a rate of $2.40 from August 1, 1953 to December 31, 1956 and at a rate of $2.75 from then to date.

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