Legal Opinion

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kentucky Railroad Commission

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided July 11, 1958PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an order of the Railroad Commission which (1) declared appellant L & N Railroad was charging an unreasonable and unjust rate for the transportation of fine coal from West Kentucky mines to Kenlite, Kentucky, (2) fixed a lower rate, and (3) ordered L & N to pay Kentucky Light Aggregates, Inc. some $6,000 as reparations for excessive freight charges.

L & N attacks the Commission’s order on several grounds, which in substance amount to this: The Commission did not apply proper legal standards to determine whether or not the existing…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Int. Com. Comm. v. Louis. & Nash. RRSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Florida v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. State of Florida v. United States Brooks-Scanlon Corporation v. Same. Wilson Lumber Co. Of Florida v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Colvin v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1991
  2. Butts v. BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1993
  3. Elkins v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
  4. Kentucky Commission on Human Rights v. Commonwealth, Department of Justice, Bureau of State PoliceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
  5. Palmer v. DriggersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2001

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