Legal Opinion
Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. v. United States ex rel. Sonken-Galamba Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1939No. 11062PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee brought in the lower court a mandamus proceeding, authorized by Section 49, Title 49 U.S.C.A., against appellants, to compel appellant railroad companies to receive and carry certain steel and iron plates at the published tariff rate for steel and scrap. Appellee contended that the material consisting of old dismantled steel and iron oil tanks, should be classified for freight rate purposes as steel and scrap iron, while the appellants contended that it should be classified as steel and iron plate, the latter rate being much higher. The lower court granted the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hagerott v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sonken-Galamba Corp. v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
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