Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co. v. Southern Pac. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Ill Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western Distiiet of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Suit by the Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Company and others against the Southern Pacific Company and others. Judgment on a directed verdict for defendants (190 Fed. 659), and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
In the case of George D. Burgess et al. v. Transcontinental Freight Bureau et ah, the Interstate Commerce Commission found that a freight rate of 85 cents per 100 pounds on lumber from certain Mississippi Valley territory, including Memphis, Tenn., to Pacific Coast terminals was excessive, and ordered a rate not exceeding 75 cents, effective August 1, 1908. Reparation was awarded on account of shipments made from June 8, 1907, to August 1, 1908. 13 Interst. Com. R. 668-680.
'Lilis is a suit for such reparation, under section 16 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended…
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