Legal Opinion
Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. American Sugar Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 28, 1939No. 8876PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLAIR, Justice.
This litigation arose as follows:
In April, 1927, the Railroad Commission issued its Circular No. 7193, prescribing freight rates for shipment of sugar and molasses in Texas. In March, 1928, the Commission issued its Circular -No. 7529, providing that shipments of sugar from Galveston, Sugar Land, and Texas City, to points distant 100 miles from Houston should observe as maximum the rates applicable from Houston to the same points. The rates prescribed in Circular No. 7529 were to become effective May 1, 1928. On April 30, 1928, appellant herein, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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- Brown & Root, Inc. v. Traders & General Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Colorado River Western Railway v. Texas & New Orleans RailroadCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1955
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