Legal Opinion
Pacific Electric Ry. Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 19, 1947No. Civil Action No. 4256PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
Pacific Electric Railway Company, a common carrier by rail, has brought this suit under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 41(20), to recover the balance allegedly due on shipments of freight carried during the years 1941 to 1944. The freight consisted of various materials required for the construction of “Liberty” ships built fo'r the United States Maritime Commission.
The shipments in controversy were carried on Government bills of lading, and were consigned to the United States Maritime Commission at Los Angeles harbor.
As the last in a series of connecting carriers,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. R. P. Andrews & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Oregon—Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Heath v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- National Carloading Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- National Carloading Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1951
- United States v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949