Pennsylvania Railroad v. Clark Bros. Coal Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. The facts, which involve the right of a shipper of coal to recover damages from a carrier for alleged inadequate and discriminatory car service, and the construction of the statute of Pennsylvania and of the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act applicable thereto, are . stated in the opinion. The state court was without jurisdiction to entertain action.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. The facts, which involve the right of a shipper of coal to recover damages from a carrier for alleged inadequate and discriminatory car service, and the construction of the statute of Pennsylvania and of the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act applicable thereto, are . stated in the opinion. The state court was without jurisdiction to entertain action. Cars for coal sold f. o. b. mines are vehicles of interstate transportation. The adequacy of ratings of defendant in error’s mines was erroneously submitted to the jury. The award…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This suit was brought in January, 1912, by the Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company (defendant in error) in the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, to recover damages for inadequate and unjustly discriminatory car service and supply. The complaint related to the action of the defendant company with respect to cars required for the transportation of coal from the plaintiff’s mines known as Falcon, Nos. 2, 3, and 4. in Clearfield County, and Falcon, Nos. 5 and 6, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, between October, 1905, and April 30, 1907. A statute of Pennsylvania [Act of…
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