Morrisdale Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
Action by the Morrisdale Coal Company against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to recover damages for alleged discrimination in the distribution of coal cars in violation of the interstate commerce act. On motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
This suit was brought to recover damages from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for a practice that is alleged to be in violation of the act to regulate commerce. Act Feb. 4-, 1887, c. 104-, 24 Stat. 379 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3154], The plaintiff’s coal mine is in the Clearfield region of this state, and the defendant carries much of the product in commerce between the states. The practice complained of was a method of distributing coal cars among the mines of the region at times when the supply of cars fell short. The plaintiff averred that an undue…
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