Legal Opinion
Pacific Gamble Robinson Co. v. Minneapolis & St. L. Ry. Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 27, 1949No. Civ. No. 3004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff wholesales and retails fresh fruits, vegetables, and groceries in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other parts of the country. Defendant is a common carrier ■by rail subject to Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., and operates the only railroad switching facilities which serve plaintiff’s Minneapolis plant and warehouse. Plaintiff has in its plant and warehouse quantities of perishable produce and various kinds of deteriorating groceries which it desires to move to other plants and warehouses for distribution to customers in other areas.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Toledo, A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1893
- Vaughan v. John C. Winston Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Farmers Grain Co. v. Toledo, P. & W. R. R.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
3Cited by4 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Northern Pacific Terminal Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1953
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Pacific Gamble Robinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Pacific Gamble Robinson Co. v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1952
- Erie R. Co. v. LOCAL 1286, INTERNAT'L LONGSHOREMEN'S ASS'NDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1953