ASTRON FORWARDING CO. v. I.C.C.

No. 82-2029.

711 F.2d 391 (1983)

ASTRON FORWARDING COMPANY, Cartwright International Van Lines, Inc., Delcher Intercontinental Moving Service, Inc., Dyer International, Inc., Express Forwarding and Storage Company, Inc., Four Winds Forwarding, Inc., Furniture Forwarding, Inc., Global International U.S.A., Inc., HC & D Forwarders International, Inc., Home-Pack Transport, Inc., Imperial Van Lines International, Inc., Ivory Forwarding, Inc., Ocean-Air International, Inc., and Towne International Forwarders, Inc., Petitioners, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan F. Wohlstetter, Washington, D.C., with whom Edward A. Ryan, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioners.

Cecelia E. Higgins, Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom John Broadley, Gen. Counsel, and Lawrence H. Richmond, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, I.C.C., and Robert B. Nicholson and Stephen F. Ross, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents. Evelyn G. Kitay, Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for respondents.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT and TAMM, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, a group of 14 freight forwarding companies,1 challenge a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to grant U.S. Express, Inc. (Express) authority to operate as a freight forwarder of general commodities, including household goods, between various points in the United...

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