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Penn-Central Merger and N & W Inclusion Cases
390 U.S. 913·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
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Opinion
January 24, 1968.
Nos. 778, 779, 830-836.
Penn-Central Merger and N & W Inclusion Cases,
Solicitor General Griswold, Robert W. Ginnane and Fritz R. Kahn for the United States et al. on the motion. Hugh B. Cox and Henry P. Sailer for Pennsylvania Railroad Co. et al., and Joseph Auerbach and Morris Raker for Smith et al., trustees of the property of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., in support of the motion. Harvey Gelb, Gordon P. Mac-Dougall, Leon H. Keyserling and Israel Packel for the City of Scranton et al., in opposition.
[MAJORITY]
389 U. S. 486. Motion of the United States and Interstate Commerce Commission for immediate issuance of judgment granted.
Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.