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No. 370291
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, Burlington Northern, Inc., the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, William Gibbons, Trustee of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor, Grand Truck Western Railroad Company, Green Bay and Western Railroad Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Illinois Terminal Railroad Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Southern Railway Company, Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. The United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission
No. 370291 · Decided October 2, 1979
No. 370291·Fourth Circuit · 1979·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
October 2, 1979
Citation
No. 370291
Disposition
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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, Burlington Northern, Inc., the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, William Gibbons, Trustee of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor, Grand Truck Western Railroad Company, Green Bay and Western Railroad Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Illinois Terminal Railroad Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Southern Railway Company, Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. The United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Boston & Maine Corporation, Burlington Northern, Inc., the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, William Gibbons, Trustee of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, Debtor, Grand Truck Western Railroad Company, Green Bay and Western Railroad Company, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Illinois Terminal Railroad Company, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Soo Line Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Southern Railway Company, Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Western Pacific Railroad Company v. The United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on October 2, 1979.
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