Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. C. L. Merrick Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, . OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This is a companion case to Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Co. v. Washburn Lignite Coal Co., just decided, ante, 370, and was brought by a shipper to recover charges exacted in- excess of the statutory rate. The shipments were made prior to the first judgment in the injunction súit, when the carrier was refusing to give effect to the schedule ;.'n,nd the excess was paid under pro test and because the carrier would not deliver the coal on payment of the statutory rate. In the trial court there was a judgment against the shipper, and this was reversed by the Supreme Court with a…
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