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RAILWAY LABOR ASSN. v. U. S.

No. 337.

339 U.S. 142 (1950)

70 S.Ct. 530

94 L.Ed. 721

RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 27, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Hickey, Jr. argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Clarence M. Mulholland.

Daniel W. Knowlton argued the cause and filed a brief for the Interstate Commerce Commission, appellee.

W. S. Macgill argued the cause for the intervening railroads, appellees. With him on the brief were Henry B. Curtis, Harry McCall and Henry L. Walker.

Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Bergson, Robert L. Stern and Richard E. Guggenheim submitted on brief for the United States, appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are called upon to decide whether the Interstate Commerce Commission, in approving a consolidation of railroad facilities under § 5 (2) (f) of the Interstate Commerce Act,1 has the power to extend the period of protection of the interests of the railroad employees beyond four years from the effective date of the order. For the reasons hereafter stated, we hold that the Commission...

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