Legal Opinion
Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 22, 1943No. 40PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rutledge
The case is here on certiorari to the Supreme Court of California. Respondent sued to recover the full amount of freight charges on twenty-one carloads of grapes shipped by petitioner over its own and connecting carriers’ lines from California to stated destinations in New York and New Jersey. The ultimate question is whether the action was brought in time under § 16 (3) (a) of the Interstate Commerce Act. This provided:
“All actions at law by carriers subject to this Act for recovery of their charges, or any part thereof, shall be begun within three years from the time the cause of action…
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3Cited by163 opinions
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