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No. 377121
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Norfolk and Western Railway Company Eastern Railroads: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company, Grand Trunk Western Railway System, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Western Maryland Railway Company Southern Railroads: The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Central of Georgia Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Tex. Pac. Ry. Co., Clinchfield Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Southern Railway Company Western Railroads: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern Inc., Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. Railroad Company, the Colorado & Southern Railway Company, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Company, Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America
No. 377121 · Decided April 14, 1980
No. 377121·Fourth Circuit · 1980·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
April 14, 1980
Citation
No. 377121
Disposition
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company Eastern Railroads: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company, Grand Trunk Western Railway System, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Western Maryland Railway Company Southern Railroads: The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Central of Georgia Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Tex. Pac. Ry. Co., Clinchfield Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Southern Railway Company Western Railroads: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern Inc., Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. Railroad Company, the Colorado & Southern Railway Company, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Company, Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Norfolk and Western Railway Company Eastern Railroads: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company, Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company, Grand Trunk Western Railway System, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Western Maryland Railway Company Southern Railroads: The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, Central of Georgia Railroad Company, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Tex. Pac. Ry. Co., Clinchfield Railroad, Florida East Coast Railway Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Southern Railway Company Western Railroads: The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern Inc., Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. Railroad Company, the Colorado & Southern Railway Company, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Company, Fort Worth & Denver Railway Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on April 14, 1980.
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