Legal Opinion
Fraser-Smith Company, Farmers Elevator Company of Traer, Iowa, and Johnson Feed and Grain Company v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1971No. 20276PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by a common^ carrier, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad from judgments in favor of Eraser-Smith Company (a grain broker) and Farmers Elevator Company of Traer, Iowa, and in favor of Fraser-Smith Company and Johnson Feed and Grain Company in the respective sums of $5,-018.14 and $2,567.82 both with interest and costs. The issues are significant. Jurisdiction is premised under 49 U.S.C.A. § 9.
The claims arise from the shipping of three carloads of freshly shelled corn in November 1966, by the plaintiff grain companies, two from Traer, Iowa, and…
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