Legal Opinion
Chase & Co. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 20, 1927PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Chase and Company, a corporation, brought an action against the Florida East Coast Railway Company, a corporation, as the initial carrier for damages to interstate shipments of tomatoes, in 1923. There was a plea of not guilty. The court adjudged the defendant not guilty and plaintiff took writ of error to a judgment for defendant.
The defendant railway company operates a line of railroad situated wholly and only in the State of Florida. It connects at Jacksonville, Florida, with the Atlantic Coast Line Railway and other railroads leading to points in other States.
Under the Federal Statute any…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. J. F. French & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Southern Produce Co. v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
- Houston & T. C. R. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gentile Bros. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- P. J. Claussen Co. v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930
- Simplex Manufacturing Corp. v. Cook Truck Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956