Houston & Texas Ry. v. United States, 234 U.S. 342 (1914) (No. 567)

Case name: Houston & Texas Ry. v. United States Opinion filed: 1914-06-08 Docket No.: 567 Citations: • 234 U.S. 342 • 34 S. Ct. 833 • 58 L. Ed. 1341 • 1914 U.S. LEXIS 1154 Case holding summaries: • upholding Interstate Commerce Commission order to equalize interstate and intrastate rail rates • rate regulation of railroad engaged in interstate commerce • interstate carriers are instruments of interstate commerce • Necessary and Proper Clause allows regula- tions of intrastate transactions if necessary to the regula- tion of an interstate market