connecting lines
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 284 U.S. 288 - Atlantic Coast Line Co v. United States · 1932Most cited · 38 citing opinions
There is no warrant for limiting the meaning of 'connecting lines' to those having a direct physical connection with the Clinchfield. The term is commonly used as referring to all the lines making up a through route.
How often courts cite the case defining “connecting lines”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “connecting lines” — 38 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.