Legal Opinion
A. L. Jones Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 10, 1919No. Gen. No. 24,596PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Joseph Z. Uhhb, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
This is an appeal from a judgment of $710.12 against defendant on a trial before the court without a jury. The action was brought to recover the excess between 25 cents and 40 cents per ton for the transportation of manure from Galewood to Morton Grove and from Galewood to Edgebrook in the 'State of Illinois.
October 25,1913, the Bailroad and Warehouse Commission of Illinois made a finding that the rate of 40 cents per ton for transportation of manure between Galewood and Morton Grove was unreasonable, and entered the following order:
“It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- A. J. Phillips Co. v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. State Public Utilities CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Southern Pac. Co. v. California Adjustment Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
3Cited by3 opinions
- Barnes v. Louisville N. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Jones v. Alton & S. R.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1934
- West v. City of BataviaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987