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Purcell v. United States, 315 U.S. 381 (1942)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Purcell v. United States, 315 U.S. 381 (1942)
Purcell v. United States No. 803 Argued February 11, 1942 Decided March 2, 1942 315 U.S. 381
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
Syllabus
1. Where most of a short railway was included in the limits of a government flood control reservoir, and continued operation of the remaining portion would serve no practical purpose, and the cost of relocating and rebuilding the line, and the increased expenses of operating it if relocated, would not be justified by pubic convenience and necessity, the Interstate Commerce Commission was authorized by § 1(18) of the Interstate Commerce Act to permit abandonment of the line in its entirety. P. 383.
2. In such a case it was proper for the Commission to consider the cost of relocation, even though it would be paid not by the railway company, but by the Government, for, in determining such applications, the interests of those served by the existing line are balanced against the interests of the carrier and the transportation system, and operation of that system without waste was one of the objects of the Transportation Act of 1920. P. 384.
41 F.Supp. 309 affirmed.
Appeal from a decree dismissing a bill to annul an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission permitting abandonment of a railway line.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Purcell v. United States, 315 U.S. 381 (1942) in 315 U.S. 381 315 U.S. 382. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VJ55JQ4KIFIAQ1T.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Purcell v. United States, 315 U.S. 381 (1942), in 315 U.S. 381, page 315 U.S. 382. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VJ55JQ4KIFIAQ1T.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Purcell v. United States, 315 U.S. 381 (1942). cited in 1942, 315 U.S. 381, pp.315 U.S. 382. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VJ55JQ4KIFIAQ1T.
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