Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois (1957)
- Docket
- 12
- Decided
- 1957-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Did the district court correctly find that the ICC lacked the necessary evidence to support the imposition of the order raising intrastate commerce fares? Conclusion: Yes. Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court. The Supreme Court held that there must be clear justification for an agency of the federal government to interfere in states’ interests. In this case, the ICC interfered based on a single line of a commuter train system running at a deficit, which does not provide justification to require alteration of the rates throughout the state.