Legal Opinion
Interstate Commerce Commission v. B & T Transportation Co. And Bos-Taun Consolidating Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 21, 1980No. 79-1189PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 forbids common carriers by motor vehicle to “charge ... a greater or less or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariff than the rates, fares, and charges specified in the tariffs in effect at the time . . .” 49 U.S.C. § 317(b). Bos-Taun Consolidating Co., Inc., is a local consolidator, with its only place of business in Somerville, Massachusetts, which had no tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.) to cover its consolidation…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by30 opinions
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