United States v. Illinois Central R. Co., 244 U.S. 82 (1917)

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United States v. Illinois Central Railroad Company


No. 310


Argued April 13, 16, 1917
Decided May 21, 1917
244 U.S. 82

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

Syllabus

An order of the Interstate Commerce Commission assigning a cause for hearing upon an issue of reparation is not an order in the sense of § 1 of the Commerce Court Act, 36 Stat. 539; Judicial Code, § 207, and the district court has no jurisdiction to enjoin the Commission from proceeding with such hearing. Procter & Gamble Co. v. United States, 225 U.S. 282.

Reversed.