Robinson v. Harmon
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Berrien; Coolidge, J. Debt by John Robinson against Judson Harmon, receiver of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company, for the amount of a penalty provided by section 6335, 3 Comp. Laws. A judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
This case involves the same transactions and the construction of the same statute as in the preceding case. The decision in that case (ante, 366 [117 N. W. 661]), is controlling in this upon all the questions therein passed upon. The cases were heard and submitted together, and are designated in the records as the “Overcharge Case” and the “Penalty Case.” Our disposition of the Overcharge Case leaves but one question , to be considered in this, the Penalty Case.
Section 6335, 3 Comp. Laws, provides that every such railroad corporation shall, on the due payment of freight legally authorized,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Central Trust Co. v. Wabash, St. L. P. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1886
- Robinson v. HarmonMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
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