Moffat Tunnel League v. United States, 289 U.S. 113 (1933)
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Moffat Tunnel League v. United States, 289 U.S. 113 (1933)
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Moffat Tunnel League v. United States No. 499 Argued February 15, 1933 Decided April 10, 1933 289 U.S. 113
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
Syllabus
1. Voluntary associations which are not corporations, or quasi-corporations, nor organized pursuant to or recognized by any law, are not legal persons, and without the authority of statute, have no capacity to sue. P. 118.
2. In a suit against the United States to set aside an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing one railroad company to acquire control of another by purchase of its stock, the complaint must show that the plaintiff has, or represents others having, a legal right or interest that will be injuriously affected by the order. P. 119.
3. Apprehension felt by dwellers beyond the terminus of a railroad that acquisition of control of the railroad by a rival will lessen the possibility of its extension is not ground for suit to set aside an order of the Commission permitting such acquisition. P. 119.
4. The right to appear and be heard, or to intervene, in a suit brought by another to annul an order of the Commission is to be distinguished from the right to bring such suit. Jud.Code, §§ 212, 213; 28 U.S.C. § 45(a). P. 120.
59 F.2d 760 affirmed.
Appeal from a decree of the District Court of three judges dismissing the bill in a suit to set aside an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Moffat Tunnel League v. United States, 289 U.S. 113 (1933) in 289 U.S. 113 289 U.S. 114–289 U.S. 115. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6BUP4A64T8IB8K1.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Moffat Tunnel League v. United States, 289 U.S. 113 (1933), in 289 U.S. 113, pp. 289 U.S. 114–289 U.S. 115. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6BUP4A64T8IB8K1.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Moffat Tunnel League v. United States, 289 U.S. 113 (1933). cited in 1933, 289 U.S. 113, pp.289 U.S. 114–289 U.S. 115. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6BUP4A64T8IB8K1.
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