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THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 513.

343 U.S. 549 (1952)

72 S.Ct. 978

96 L.Ed. 1134

THOMPSON, TRUSTEE, MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 2, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toll R. Ware argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were T. T. Railey and Geo. W. Holmes.

Samuel R. Howell argued the cause for the Interstate Commerce Commission, appellee. With him on the brief was Daniel W. Knowlton.

Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison and Ralph S. Spritzer submitted on brief for the United States, appellee.

B. W. La Tourette and G. M. Rebman submitted on brief for the Omaha Grain Exchange, appellee.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole question before the Court in this case concerns the content of the term "through route" as used in the Interstate Commerce Act.1

The question arises out of a controversy as to the shipment of grain to market from points in Kansas on the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. From Lenora, Kansas, a typical origin point, grain may be shipped eastward...

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