ILLINOIS COMMERCE COM'N v. I.C.C.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Weging, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners.

Charles D. Gray, Washington, D.C., with whom Paul Rodgers and Genevieve Morelli, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for intervenor National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Deborah A. Dupont, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for intervenor National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

John J. McCarthy, Jr., Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom John Broadley, Gen. Counsel, Lawrence H. Richmond, Deputy Associate Gen. Counsel, I.C.C., John J. Powers, III, and John P. Fonte, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents. Laurence H. Schecker, Atty., I.C.C., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for respondents.

Betty Jo Christian, Washington, D.C., with whom Richard E. Weicher, Chicago, Ill., John J. Paylor, Cleveland, Ohio, Howard D. Koontz, Richard J. Schreiber, Chicago, Ill., James L. Howe, III, Richmond, Va., and Steven Reed, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for intervenors Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, et al. Charles N. Marshall, Atlanta, Ga., Hanford O'Hara, Washington, D.C., and Richard W. Kienle, Roanoke, Va., also entered appearances for intervenors Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, et al.

Stanley W. Foy, Montgomery, Ala., was on the brief for intervenor Alabama Public Service Commission.

Dennis D. Ahlers, Wichita, Kan., was on the brief for intervenor Kansas Corporation Commission. Donald Low, Topeka, Kan., also entered an appearance for intervenor Kansas Corporation Commission.

David R. Richards, Austin, Tex., was on the brief for amicus curiae State of Texas urging reversal.

Before TAMM and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.