Legal Opinion
Wilson Cypress Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1940No. 9199, 9211PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
These suits begun in the State, and removed to the Federal Court, were for the recovery of freights exacted, in excess of the Florida Railroad Commission, “Cum-mer” scale, for the hauling of logs in Florida between February 19, 1929, and March 12, 1931. The claim was that, exacted under the purported authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission order, dated August 10, 1928, and effective February 19, 1929, fixing higher rates than the “Cum-mer” scale, they were wrongfully exacted, because that order was declared invalid and annulled, as of its effective date, and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- John A. Acree v. Air Line Pilots AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Charles BALDWIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIRMINGHAM BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Walter E. Heller & Company v. CoxDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- George M. Perry, Sr. v. Marion H. Allen, Collector of Internal Revenue, United States of America, IntervenerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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