Pennsylvania Railroad v. International Coal Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The International Coal Mining Company shipped in interstate commerce 190,655 tons of coal over the Pennsylvania Railroad between April 1, 1894, and April 1,1901. In 1904 it sued the carrier for $37,268, being the difference between the rates paid by the plaintiff and lower rates resulting from rebates allowed other coal dealers making like shipments over the same road from the same point to th% same destination.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The International Coal Mining Company shipped in interstate commerce 190,655 tons of coal over the Pennsylvania Railroad between April 1, 1894, and April 1,1901. In 1904 it sued the carrier for $37,268, being the difference between the rates paid by the plaintiff and lower rates resulting from rebates allowed other coal dealers making like shipments over the same road from the same point to th% same destination. Prior to 1899 the carrier collected its open or published rates from' all persons shipping coal from the Clearfield…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
The International Coal Company operated a mine in the Clearfield District and, with its competitors, shipped' between 1890 and 1902 large quantities of coal in interstate commerce. In 1904 it sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, basing its action, in part, on the fact that prior to April 1, 1899, the Railroad Company had paid other *195shippers rebates of from Í5 to 45 cents per ton, while paying plaintiff a rebate of only 10 to 25 cents per 'ton.' Its claim for a sum equal to the difference between the rebate paid to it and that given other shippers was eliminated by the trial judge on the…
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