Legal Opinion
Rockwell Lime Co. v. Commerce Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1940No. 25300. Order affirmedPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Wilson
The Rockwell Lime Company and seven other companies filed a complaint with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking reparation or refund of freight over-charges from numerous carriers, including the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company. A motion to dismiss interposed by the two named railroad companies, hereinafter referred to as the defendants, was sustained, and the commission dismissed the complaint. The complainants’ petition for rehearing was denied. Upon appeal, the circuit court of Cook county reversed the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Abilene & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Wichita Railroad & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Smith v. Department of Registration & EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Arkansas Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Ford v. Environmental Protection AgencyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Transcontinental Bus System, Inc. v. State Corp. CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- City of New Haven v. New Haven Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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