McAdams v. Wells Fargo Express Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Application for Writ of Certiorari and. Prohibition. Appeal from the Civil District Court, for the Parish of Orleans, Division “D,” No..... Hon. Porter Parker, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
His Honor, JOHN ST. PAUL,
rendered the opinion . and decree of the Court, as follows:
Plaintiff, a shipper, brought suit before the Courts for the recovery of certain overcharges, claiming that de*163fendant, an express company, had charged him in excess, of the rates fixed by the State Railroad Commission.
Defendant excepted to the right of the Court to proceed herein, alleging that by Act 175 of 1912, the cognizance of such matters had been vested in the Railroad Commission itself. And his exception having been overruled, he applies to this Court for a writ of prohibition.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Monroe Grocer Co. v. J. A. Perdue & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- State ex rel. Muller v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901