Legal Opinion
The Coca-Cola Company v. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1979No. 77-1610PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The Coca-Cola Company filed three substantially identical complaints in the district court against three different railroads 1 on August 27,1973, seeking refunds for freight charges paid on import shipments of coffee. The complaints asserted overcharges in violation of railroad tariffs. The district court, applying the doctrine of primary jurisdiction, 2 referred one action 3 to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for preliminary determination. The three cases were consolidated and stayed pending ICC decision. The ICC referred the matter to an administrative law…
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