Legal Opinion
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 9, 1956No. NOS. 6 AND 11PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Harlan, announced by Mr. Justice Clark.
These cases involve the validity of railroad tariff provisions exonerating the appellee railroads from liability for stated percentages of damage to shell eggs shipped over their lines. The cases come to us by direct appeal1 from a judgment of a three-judge district court in Utah,2 which dismissed an action brought to set aside and enjoin an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission 3 approving such tariff provisions. We noted probable jurisdiction on October 14, 1954.4
Claims against the railroads for damage to egg…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Florida v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Jackson & Perkins Co. v. Mushroom Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. United States Fo AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Chandler v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Certain Underwriters at Interest at Lloyds of London v. United Parcel Service of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014
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