Ohio v. United States

Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio.

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Mr. John W. Bricker, of Columbus, Ohio, for appellant State of Ohio.

Mr. Ernest S. Ballard, of Chicago, Ill., for appellants Eastern Ohio Coal Operators Ass'n et al.

Messrs. Clan Crawford and Andrew P. Martin, both of Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Co.

Mr. H. Austin Hauxhurst, of Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant Empire Sheet & Tin Plate Co.

The Attorney General and Mr. J. Stanley Payne, of Washington, D.C., for appellees United States and Interstate Commerce Commission.

Mr. August G. Gutheim, of Washington, D.C., for appellees Western Pennsylvania Coal Traffic Bureau et al. and Public Service Commission of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Alexander M. Bull, of Washington, D.C., for appellees Robert C. Hill et al., receivers of Consolidation Coal Co. et al.

Mr. Guernsey Orcutt, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees Pennsylvania R. Co. et al.

Mr. Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.