Atchison Railway Company v. United States (279 U.S. 768)

[Syllabus from pages 768-770 intentionally omitted]

Messrs. R. S. Outlaw and Elmer Westlake, both of Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

The Attorney General and Mr. D. W. Knowlton, of Washington, D. C., for Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. Frank H. Towner, of Chicago, Ill., for Kansas City Southern Ry. Co. and others.

Mr. Justice BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.