Standard Oil Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

ALSCHULER, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

It is coneeded that the I. T. R. tariff, fixing as it does freight rates upon a particular commodity between specifically named points, established what is known in tariff parlance as “commodity rates.” There is not such unanimity in the classification of the rates under the intermediate rule. Appellant insists that these are likewise commodity rates in that they are upon the same specific merchandise, and the same rate is specified as to the named point next beyond the destination. P. R. R. contends they are not commodity rates, in…