Legal Opinion
W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 4, 1937No. 100PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. and other shippers brought in the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint under § 16 of the Interstate Commerce Act, seeking reparation for alleged overcharges on shipments of lumber and other forest products taking lumber rates. They were awarded damages in the proceedings known as Wausau Southern Lumber Co. v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co., 1421. C. C. 521; 182 I. C. C. 731. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad and some other carriers refused to comply with the order. Then this suit was brought in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Virginian Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. American Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. SolumSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Order of Railway Conductors of America v. PitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Civil Aeronautics Board v. Modern Air Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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