Henderson v. United States

Messrs. J. Howard McGrath, Attorney General, Philip B. Perlman, Sol. Gen., Washington, D.C., for appellee The United States.

Messrs. Belford V. Lawson, Jr., Washington, D.C., Jawn Sandifer, New York City, for appellant.

Mr. Allen Crenshaw, Washington, D.C., for appellee Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. Charles Clark, Washington, D.C., for appellee, Southern Ry. Co.

Mr. Sam Hobbs, by special leave of court, a member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, argued the cause and filed a brief, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

[Argument of Counsel from page 817 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Justice BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court.