Griffin Grocery Co. v. Pennsylvania Railroad

While there is authority in cases from Federal district courts and circuit courts of appeal to support the trial court’s judgment, there has not been a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States on facts analagous to those here involved and there are several, though minority, rulings, which seem to us to be sound and correct, which in our opinion demand a reversal of the trial court’s judgment. The cases which are contrary to our views seem to us to be based on a misconception of the intent and purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act. 49 U. S. C. sec. 3 (2). This section states in part:…