Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Hyder
District Court, W.D. Washington
At Daw. Action by the Great Northern Railway Company against May Hyder, doing business as the Hyder Furnace Company. On demurrer to answer and to affirmative defense.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMANj District Judge.
Plaintiff, a common carrier in interstate commerce by rail, sues the defendant for an unpaid freight charge on a carload of freight consigned and shipped from Des Moines, Iowa, to defendant at Tacoma, Wash., over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Great Northern Railroads. The complaint alleges the establishment of a joint freight rate over such lines for such shipments,'and tiie filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission of such freight tiriff, and its posting and publication. It is further alleged that the bill of lading provided:
“The owner or consignee shall…
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- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. . TitusNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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- Central Railroad v. MacCartneySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1902
- Bates v. KingsleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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