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City of Yonkers v. United States, 320 U.S. 685 (1944)
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City of Yonkers v. United States, 320 U.S. 685 (1944)
City of Yonkers v. United States No. 109 Argued December 13, 14, 1943 Decided January 3, 1944 320 U.S. 685
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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1. In a proceeding before the Interstate Commerce Commission upon the application of a carrier, under § 1(18)-(20) of the Interstate Commerce Act, for a certificate authorizing abandonment of part of it lines, the jurisdiction of the Commission being challenged under § 1(22) of the Act -- which provides that the authority of the Commission to permit abandonment of line "shall not extend" to "street, suburban, or interurban electric railways, which are not operated as a part or parts of a general steam railroad system of transportation" -- the Commission should make jurisdictional findings; and, in the absence of such findings, an order granting the certificate should, on review, be set aide. P. 689.
2. A proper regard for local interests in the management of local transportation facilities requires that federal power be exercised only where the statutory authority affirmatively appears. P. 691.
50 F.Supp. 497, reversed.
Appeal from a decree of a District Court of three judges, refusing to set aside an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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