Legal Opinion
Railway Express Agency Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1938No. Appeal, 167PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Parker, J.,
This controversy had its origin in a movement by railroad carriers to furnish, to their patrons a collection and delivery service to and from the railroad terminals of freight in less than carload lots (hereinafter referred to as 1. c. 1. freight) by means of motor vehicles. A large number of carriers by rail entered into a written contract with Railway Express Agency, Inc., for the performance of this pick-up and delivery service as the agent of the railroad companies. The express company, on March 11,1929, sought and obtained from the Pennsylvania Public Service…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Erb v. Public Service CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Missouri Pacific Freight Transport Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
- Atlantic Freight Lines, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- State ex rel. Orscheln Bros. Truck Lines, Inc. v. Public Service CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968