United States v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COMMERCE COURT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the Commerce Court to review orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, are stated in the opinion. The finding of the Interstate Commerce Commission that the reshipping privilege constituted an undue preference in favor of Nashville had substantial evidence to support it; is a finding of fact; and is not open to reexamination.
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APPEAL FROM THE COMMERCE COURT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the Commerce Court to review orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission, are stated in the opinion. The finding of the Interstate Commerce Commission that the reshipping privilege constituted an undue preference in favor of Nashville had substantial evidence to support it; is a finding of fact; and is not open to reexamination. There is substantial evidence to support the finding that the practice unduly prefers Nashville over Atlanta and other Georgia towns. The Commission’s finding that an. undue preference…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
This case involves a controversy as to the legality of a reshipping privilege permitted at Nashville by the carriers who are parties to the record, described by the court below as follows:
“On grain, grain products, and hay shipped to Nashville by rail from or through Ohio or Mississippi River crossing points such as Louisville, Evansville, Hickman, Paducah, Cairo, etc., the L. & N. and N. C. & St. L. charge the full local freight rate from said crossing, points to Nashville. These shipments may then be stopped at Nashville for a period not exceeding six months, during which time they may be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Intermountain Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. BehlmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- EAST TENN. & C. RY. CO. v. Interstate Com.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
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