Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. The Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company' was convicted -of violating Interstate Commerce Act, § 10, and it brings error..
1Opinion of the Court
ALSCHULER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff in error railroad company, herein called Company, was indicted for violation of section 10 of the Interstate Commerce Act.1 Act Feb. 4, 1887, c. 104, 24 Stat. 382 (Comp. St. 1916, § 8574).
The indictment charges four shipments by the Carrier-Eow Company, on each shipment four counts being predicated, which severally allege that the Company (a) by false billing assisted, (b) by false classification assisted, (c) by false billing suffered and permitted, and (d) by false classification suffered and permitted, the shipper to obtain transportation at less than the…
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