Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Furniture Forwarders of St. Louis, Inc., and Alsco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1970No. 19629PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, plaintiff-appellee, hereafter referred to as the carrier, brought an action for collection of additional unpaid freight charges claimed to be due from Furniture Forwarders of St. Louis, Inc. and Alsco, Inc., defendants-appellants, hereafter referred to as the shippers. 1 The claims grew out of 67 shipments of furniture that were moved in interstate commerce in batteries of boxcars between August 15, 1966 and March 2, 1967. The shipments were to delivery points on the West Coast.
The shippers had previously paid the…
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- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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