Southern Pac. Co. v. Lothrop

DIETRICH, District Judge.

Each of the three actions was brought to recover alleged overcharges for freight on shipments of automobiles from Detroit and neighboring points to Portland, Or., and other Western cities. In each there was judgment for the shipper, and the carrier brings error. The cases involve the same state of facts and have been submitted together.

All the shipments were of domestic character — -that is, none was consigned or destined beyond the Pacific Coast seaboard — and all were made during the period from July 1, 1922, to November 1, 1923. The charges complained of were…