Interstate Commerce Commission v. All American Bus Lines, Inc.

PATTERSON, District Judge.

The suit arises under the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, 49 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq. The sections involved are 216(d), 217(b), and 222(b). By section 216(d), 49 U.S.C.A. § 316(d), it is made unlawful .for any common carrier by motor vehicle in interstate commerce to give any preference to any person; and by section 217(b), 49 U.S.C.A. § 317 (b), carriers are forbidden to charge, demand, collect, or receive any compensation for transportation different from the rates, fares, and charges -specified in its filed tariff. Section 222(b), 49 U.S.C.A. § 322(b), is to the effect…