United States v. Munson Steamship Line

The Government instituted this proceeding, at the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission, under § 20, subdivision (9), of the Interstate Commerce Act, 1 for a mandamus to compel the Munson Steamship Line to file schedules covering rates and charges for transportation of goods by water from Baltimore, Maryland, to ports in Florida, upon the ground that the property was being transported partly by rail and partly by water under a common arrangement for continuous carriage and shipment from interior points to the Florida ports. The respondent’s answer alleged that the transportation on…