Legal Opinion
Spiller v. St. Louis & S. F. R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1926No. 6786PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENYON, Circuit Judge.
The history of this controversy extends over a period of nearly 20 years. It is difficult to cover the facts in a brief narrative. However we endeavor so to do. The findings of the master and the statement by the trial court have little in dispute as to the controlling facts.
In 1903 the St. Louis '& San Francisco Railroad Company, appellee (hereafter designated as the Railroad Company), and other railroads not here involved, advanced freight rates on cattle shipments from the state of Texas and other Western states -to Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, and other primary…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. BoydSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BogertSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. International Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Galliher v. CadwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. BlackCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929
- Winget v. RockwoodCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Potash Co. of America v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Standard Oil Co. of Colorado v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Gaskins v. BonfilsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
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