Sands v. Calmar Steamship Corp.

This case is submitted upon a stipulated statement of facts. Plaintiff brings the action against defendant, a common carrier engaged in the transportation of goods by water in inter-coastal commerce for breach of contract, for failure to transport beans by water at a rate quoted by defendant’s agent, which rate was in fact less than the rate prescribed in the published tariff for such transportation. In reliance on the rate quoted, plaintiff submitted a bid to the United States government for the sale of beans delivered at Mare Island, Cal. Defendant refused to transport the beans at the rate…