GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 15257.

331 F.Supp. 906 (1971)

GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Interstate Commerce Commission, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

August 31, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bates Block, Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga., John P. Carlton, Bishop & Carlton, Birmingham, Ala., Robert E. Joyner, Harold G. Hernly, Jr., Wrape & Hernly, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

Richard W. McLaren, Asst. Atty. Gen., John H. D. Wigger, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., Julian M. Longley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for the United States.

Fritz R. Kahn, Gen. Counsel, Geraldine R. Keyes, Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D. C., for the I.C.C.

Before BELL, Circuit Judge, and HENDERSON and FREEMAN, District Judges.


RICHARD C. FREEMAN, District Judge:

ORDER

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Georgia Highway Express, Inc. and other carriers seek to set aside a decree of the Interstate Commerce Commission granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Dowda Motor Freight, Inc. of Centre, Alabama. The protesting plaintiffs, in addition to Georgia Highway, are Bowman Transportation, Inc. and Baggett Transportation Company. The defendants are the Interstate Commerce...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases