CROSS-SOUND FERRY SERVICES, INC. v. UNITED STATES

No. 607, Docket 77-4162.

573 F.2d 725 (1978)

CROSS-SOUND FERRY SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. The UNITED STATES of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, Respondents, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) and Mascony Transport and Ferry Service, Inc., et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Greene, Washington, D. C. (Caldwell & Greene, Washington, D. C.), for petitioner, Cross-Sound Ferry Services, Inc.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, John J. Walsh and Howard W. Burns, New York City, on brief for Cross-Sound Ferry Services, Inc. and Shelter Island and Greenport Ferry Co.

Gordon P. MacDougall, Washington, D. C., on brief for The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steam-Boat Co.

Robert W. Tasker, Greenport, N. Y., on brief for Shelter Island and Greenport Ferry Co.

John J. Munzel, Riverhead, N. Y., for Incorporated Village of Greenport.

Ellen K. Schall, Atty., I. C. C., Washington, D. C. (Mark L. Evans, Gen. Counsel, Henri F. Rush, Associate Gen. Counsel, John H. Schenefield, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert B. Nicholson and Andrea Limmer, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for Interstate Commerce Commission and The United States of America.

Arthur D. Bernstein, Washington, D. C. (Galland, Kharasch, Calkins & Short, Washington, D. C., Robert W. Ginnane and Olga Boikess, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for intervenor Mascony Transport and Ferry Service, Inc.

Frank J. Weiner and Wesley S. Chused, Boston, Mass. and Richard T. Haefeli, Riverhead, N. Y. (McNulty, DiPietro, Nesci & Haefeli, Riverhead, N. Y.), on brief for intervenor Mascony Transport and Ferry Service, Inc.

Peter R. Reilly, Counsel, National Railroad Passenger Corp., Washington, D. C., for intervenor, National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

Before FRIENDLY, SMITH and TIMBERS, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge:

This is a petition for review of orders issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission ("ICC") granting Mascony Transport and Ferry Service, Inc. ("Mascony") a conditional certificate of public convenience and necessity, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 909(c).1

Petitioners Cross-Sound Ferry Services, Inc. ("Cross-Sound"), successor-in-interest to New London Freight Service, Inc. ("NLFL"), the Bridgeport and Port...

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