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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al. v. United States et al., 1961 — 365 U.S. 801 · caselaw · US
Civil Procedure · MBE-tested
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al. v. United States et al.
365 U.S. 801·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Mr. Justice Douglas would grant .the stay.
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Opinion
January 23, 1961.
No. -.
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al. v. United States et al.
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Mr. Justice Douglas would grant .the stay.
James L. High-saw, Jr. and William G. Mahoney for applicants.
Solicitor General Rankin and Robert W. Ginnane for the United States and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Ral-ph L. McAfee, John H. Pickering and Richard D. Rohr for Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Co., in opposition.
[MAJORITY]
An application was made to Mr. Justice Stewart for an order staying the decree of the three-judge district court in this case insofar as it terminated a temporary - restraining order previously entered. The application was referred by Mr. Justice Stewart to the Court. In the light of the representations made by Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Company, the application is denied without prejudice to its renewal upon the prompt docketing of the appeal.