United States v. Reading Company Reading Company


United States v. Reading Company Reading Company
by Pierce Butler
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United States Supreme Court

270 U.S. 320

United States  v.  Reading Company Reading Company

 Argued: and Submitted Dec. 3, 1925. --- Decided: March 1, 1926

Messrs. Alex, Britton and Lawrence H. Cake, both of Washington, D. C., for Pere Marquette Ry. Co. and another.

Mr. L. T. Michener, of Washington, D. C. (Messrs. Wm. L. Kinter, of Philadelphia, Pa., and F. Carter Pope, of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for Reading Co.

Messrs. J. Harry Covington, and Spencer Gordon, both of Washington, D. C., for Southern Ry. Co.

Mr. Benjamin D. Winner, of New Haven, Conn., for New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. and others.

[Argument of Counsel from page 321 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. William D. Mitchell, Sol. Gen., and Blackburn Esterline, Asst. Sol. Gen., both of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Messrs. George E. Hamilton and John F. McCarron, both of Washington, D. C., for Baltimore & O. R. Co.

Mr. Benjamin Carter, of Washington, D. C., amicus curiae.

Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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