Igert v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1336 · 5 U.S.C. § 1009
Relies on Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc. · United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · Virginian Ry Co v. United States · Interstate Commerce Commission v. Jersey City
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) cover and more than cover the extra or additional expenses incurred in handling the traffic to which it applies; (2) be no lower than necessary to meet existing competition; (3) not be so low as to threaten the extinction of legitimate competition by water carriers; and (4) not impose an undue burden on other traffic or jeopardize the appropriate return on the value of carrier property generally .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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