Legal Opinion
Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co. v. Beaumont
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1932No. 1549—5868PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
Luteher & Moore Lumber Company filed this suit in the district court of Harris county against Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Company and Orange & Northwestern Railway Company to recover $1,744.77 alleged to be charged by the railroad companies *727in excess of the lawful rates established by the Railroad Commission of Texas for the transportation of lumber in carloads over the lines of the railroads from Orange, Tex., to Houston, Tex., during the period from October 1, 1020, to April 28, 1922.
The defense set up by the railroads was that the lawful ¡rate only was charged and collected.
The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Colorado v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Wisconsin RR Comm. v. C., B. & QRR CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. BooneSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Railroad CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1955