ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.
v.
FLORIDA ET AL.; AND FLORIDA ET AL. V. UNITED STATES ET AL.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad challenged a District Court decision regarding intrastate rail rates set by Florida, and Florida challenged a related federal decision, requiring the Supreme Court to determine whether federal courts had jurisdiction to award restitution for allegedly unreasonable intrastate rates and what weight should be given to Interstate Commerce Commission findings in such cases. The Court restored the cases to its docket for reargument to address the jurisdictional issues, the proper measure of any restitution award, and the evidentiary effect of ICC proceedings.
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia.
These cases are restored to the docket and assigned for reargument on Monday, March 4, next; and the attention of counsel is directed to the following points upon which the Court desires to hear argument: (1) Whether the District Court had jurisdiction to award restitution or should exercise such jurisdiction in a case of this character relating to intrastate rates; (2) If the District Court had such jurisdiction and should exercise it in a case of this character relating to the revenue needs of the carrier, what should be the measure of an award of restitution; and (3) In such an inquiry, what effect, evidentiary or otherwise, should be attributed to the proceedings before, and findings of, the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Counsel are also requested to point out what differences, if any, there are between the evidence before the District Court and that before the Interstate Commerce Commission.