SEATRAIN LINES v. UNITED STATES

Civil Action No. 579.

64 F.Supp. 156 (1946)

SEATRAIN LINES, Inc., v. UNITED STATES.

District Court, D. Delaware.

January 30, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caleb R. Layton, 3rd (of Hastings, Stockly & Layton), of Wilmington, Del., Wilbur LaRoe, Jr., Frederick E. Brown, and Arthur L. Winn, all of Washington, D. C., and Parker McCollester, of New York City, for petitioner.

John J. Morris, Jr., U. S. Atty., of Wilmington Del., Wendell Berge, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Edward Dumbauld, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., for the United States.

Daniel W. Knowlton, Chief Counsel, Interstate Commerce Commission, and Edward M. Reidy, Asst. Chief Counsel, Interstate Commerce Commission, both of Washington, D. C., for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Before BIGGS and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges, and LEAHY, District Judge.


BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The suit at bar presents vexatious problems. The plaintiff is Seatrain Lines, Inc. whose operations have been the subject of discussion and decisions by the courts1 and by the Interstate Commerce Commission2 on numerous occasions. Reference is made to these decisions for general and particular descriptions of Seatrain's business. Since October 1932 Seatrain has operated as a common carrier...

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