Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. Golden Triangle Wholesale Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1978No. 77-1613PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Golden Triangle, a shipper on Illinois Central’s railroad lines, made a lease with the Railroad under which it had non-exclusive use of trackage within one of the Railroad’s yards to store railroad cars containing a hazardous material for a nominal rental. The purpose of this agreement was to avoid the payment of the charges required by a tariff that would otherwise be applicable. The district court held that the tariff was applicable despite the effort to avoid its terms, and that the Railroad was not estopped, indeed was required, to collect the tariff-exacted…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MuggSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by42 opinions
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