Legal Opinion
Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1990No. 89-624PublishedCited by 499 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Under the Interstate Commerce Act (Act), 49 U. S. C. §10101 et seq. (1982 ed.), motor common carriers must file their rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission), and both carriers and shippers must adhere to these rates. This case requires us to determine the validity of a policy recently adopted by the ICC that relieves a shipper of the obligation of paying the filed rate when the shipper and carrier have privately negotiated a lower rate. We hold that this policy is inconsistent with the Act.
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