UNION MECHLING CORP. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 73-956.

390 F.Supp. 411 (1974)

UNION MECHLING CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs, and Igert, Inc., et al., Intervening Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES of America and the Interstate Commerce Commission, Defendants, and Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc., Intervening Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

November 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Thornburgh, U. S. Atty., W.D.Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., John H. D. Wigger, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for U. S.

H. G. Homme, Jr., I. C. C., Washington, D. C., for I. C. C.

Donald Macleay, Macleay, Lynch, Bernhard & Gregg, Washington, D. C., S. S. Eisen, Eisen & Mitchell, New York City, for Union Mechling Corp.

Edward K. Wheeler, Wheeler & Wheeler, Washington, D. C., for Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc.

Richard J. Hardy, Hardy & Chapman, Washington, D. C., for Federal Barge Lines, Inc., Gulf-Canal Lines, Inc.

Harry C. Ames, Jr., Ames, Hill & Ames, P. C., Washington, D. C., for American Commercial Barge Line Co., Coyle Lines Inc. and The Valley Line Co.

John C. Lovett, Lovett & Lewis, Benton, Ky., for Igert, Inc.

Thomas M. Auchincloss, Jr., Rea, Cross & Knebel, Washington, D. C., for Arrow Transp. Co.

Alan S. Dale, Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney, Houston, Tex., for Dixie Carriers, Inc.

William F. King, Major, Sage & King, Alexandria, Va., for Hennepin Towing Co.

Before WEIS, Circuit Judge, and DUMBAULD and SCALERA, District Judges.


OPINION

SCALERA, District Judge.

This is an action to enjoin, set aside and annul the order of the Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.)1 granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. (SCNO), intervening defendant herein, to operate as a common carrier by water generally throughout the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.2...

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