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UNITED STATES v. SEATRAIN LINES

No. 61.

329 U.S. 424 (1947)

67 S.Ct. 435

91 L.Ed. 396

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. SEATRAIN LINES, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Reidy argued the cause for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission, appellants. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McGrath, Assistant Solicitor General Washington, Assistant Attorney General Berge, Frederick Bernays Wiener, Edward Dumbauld and Daniel W. Knowlton.

Wilbur La Roe, Jr. argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Parker McCollester and Arthur L. Winn, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Seatrain is and long has been a common carrier of goods by water. Its harbor facilities and vessels have been constructed to enable it to perform a distinctive type of water carriage. Loaded railroad cars can be hoisted and transported in its vessels, thereby eliminating such things as trouble, time and breakage, said to be incident to loading and unloading goods from railroad cars. See United States v....

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