St. Louis O'Fallon Railway Company v. United States

Messrs. Daniel N. Kirby, of St. Louis, Mo., Frederick H. Wood, of New York City, Robert H. Kelley, of Houston, Tex., and Leslie Craven, of Chicago, Ill., for St. Louis and O'Fallon Ry., et al.

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The Attorney General and Mr. George W. Wickersham, of New York City, for the United States.

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Messrs. Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, Ill., and P. J. Farrell and Oliver E. Sweet, both of Washington, D. C., for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

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Mr. Donald R. Richberg, of Chicago, Ill., for National Conference on Valuation of American Railroads, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.