Legal Opinion
Atwater & Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 21, 1927No. 17PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butlee
delivered the opinion of .' the Court.
A demurrer to.the amended petition was sustained; judgment dismissing the action was entered, and appeal was taken under §§ 242 and 243 of the Judicial Code, before the taking effect of the Amendment of February 13, 1925.
The substance of the allegations follows. Claimant was a shipper of coal. In June, 1917, there was organized an unincorporated association called the Tidewater Coal Exchange and rules were made for its operation. The purpose was to expedite the transfer of coal from cars to boats at certain Atlantic ports. August 23, 1917, the President,…
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