Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Mazursky
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. By the act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled “An Act to Regulate the Manner in which Common Carriers doing Business in this State shall Adjust Freight Charges and Claims for Loss of or Damage to Freight,” approved February 23,1903 (No. 50, Acts of S. C. 1903, p. 81), it was enacted: “Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. By the act of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, entitled “An Act to Regulate the Manner in which Common Carriers doing Business in this State shall Adjust Freight Charges and Claims for Loss of or Damage to Freight,” approved February 23,1903 (No. 50, Acts of S. C. 1903, p. 81), it was enacted: “Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage of this act, all common carriers doing business in this State shall settle their freight charges according to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
In No. 60, Atlantic Coast Line R. R. Co. v. Charles, which was assumed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina to settle all the others and to have been made the basis for the judgment of that court in all the cases, the state court found, as matter of fact, “the evidence showed that defendant was in possession of the goods lost,” and held as matter of law “that the statute in question, as it affects carriers doing business in this State who fail and refuse to adjust and pay the loss of or damage to goods while in their possession, is no unlawful interference witji interstate commerce, even as…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. SolanSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Pennsylvania R. Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Southern Railway Co. v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ford v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Dickinson v. StilesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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