Legal Opinion
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 4, 1949No. 65PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
In 1942, Congress enacted what is popularly known as the Freight Forwarder Act. This legislation, which appears as Part IV 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act, was designed to define freight forwarders, to prescribe certain regulations governing forwarder operations, and to bring this essential transportation business within the control of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The legislative and judicial history culminating in the Act need not now be detailed. See United States v. Chicago Heights Trucking Co., 310 U. S. 344 (1940); Acme Fast Freight, Inc. v. United States, 30 F. Supp. 968, aff’d…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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