WESTERN PAC. R. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 12.

382 U.S. 237 (1965)

WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bender, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, and Walter G. Treanor argued the cause for appellants. With Mr. Bender on the brief for the United States were Acting Solicitor General Spritzer, Assistant Attorney General Turner, Loinel Kestenbaum, Jerry Z. Pruzansky and John H. Dougherty. With Mr. Treanor on the briefs for Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al. were E. L. Van Dellen and E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr.

Robert W. Ginnane argued the cause for appellee Interstate Commerce Commission. With him on the brief was Robert S. Burk. Frank S. Farrell argued the cause for appellees Northern Pacific Railway Co. et al. With him on the brief were William P. Higgins, Charles W. Burkett and Earl F. Requa.


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 3 (4) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, 54 Stat. 902, 49 U. S. C. § 3 (4) (1964 ed.), commands that "All carriers subject to the provisions of this chapter . . . shall not discriminate in their rates, fares, and charges between connecting lines . . . ."1 The meaning of the term "connecting lines" is the crucial question in this controversy between the Western...

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