UNITED STATES v. I. C. C.

Civ. A. No. 3453-61.

221 F.Supp. 584 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al., Defendants, and The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Company, et al., Intervening Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

September 19, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty. for District of Columbia, Harland F. Leathers and George H. Jones, Jr., Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Francis A. Silver, Associate Gen. Counsel for Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

Henry J. Karison and Robert J. Corber, Washington, D. C., and J. Edward McDonald, New York City, for intervenors.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

The issue in this action is whether freight rates on railroad shipments of knocked-down motor vehicles and motor vehicle chassis, as approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, are unreasonable and excessive. This suit is brought by the United States as a shipper of the commodity, to set aside an order of the Commission ratifying the rates charged by railroads. The matter is before this Court at this time on cross-motions for summary...

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