Legal Opinion
Tri-State Motor Transit Co. v. United States of America, Tri-State Motor Transit Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1974No. 73-1308, 73-1383PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether, with respect to shipments made by the Government, Tariff MF-I.C.C. No. 56 allows plaintiff Hughes Transportation, Inc-, (now Tri-State Motor Transit Co.), to charge for transportation on the basis of mileage from the point of origin to destination over the route the freight was actually carried via points of interchange (Richmond, Kentucky and Charlotte, North Carolina) as claimed by plaintiff, rather than on the basis of the short line route between points of origin and destination under the Household Goods…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- M. I. O'BOyle & Son, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1962
3Cited by2 opinions
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- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. F. S. Neely, D/B/A F. S. Neely Company v. Gene McKown St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a Corporation v. Arko Briqs, Inc. And F. S. Neely, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974