State v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polle District Court. — Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action in equity to require tbe defendant company to obey an order of tbe Railroad Commissioners of the state. The defendant appeals from a judgment for tbe plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
SirERWiw, O. J.
The controlling facts in this case are as follows: The Clark Coal & Coke Company and other companies doing a wholesale coal business in Davenport, Iowa, had for a number of years shipped coal from points in Illinois to themselves as 'consignees at Davenport, and, upon receipt of orders for said coal, they would pay the freight charges of the initial carrier in full, have the cars of coal placed on the interchange track, and thereafter tender a written billing for said coal to the defendant company to 'be shipped to various points in Iowa under the Iowa distance tariff. The…
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