Legal Opinion
Cullen v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 15, 1912PublishedCited by 44 opinions
Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Marion County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
— On June 1st, 1907, Cullen brought an action to recover excess freight charges collected by the defendant railroad company. The declaration contained two counts, one based on the special statutory right of action given by Section 2911 of the General Statutes, and the other based on a common law right to recover excess charges over reasonable rates. After eliminating the first count the other count was several times amended to state a common law cause of action, and in its final form is as follows:
“The plaintiff, Charles S. Cullen, by R. L. Anderson, his attorney, sues the said defendant,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Bishop v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
- Heiserman v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Anniston Mfg. Co. v. So. R'y Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Southern Railway Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Thornber v. City of Ft. Walton BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. GreerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Willis v. FowlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
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