Legal Opinion
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1934No. 807PublishedCited by 378 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The appellant, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company, is a common carrier by water, operating towboats and barges on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. It derives a large part of its earnings from the transportation of sugar, which it carries from New Orleans to Cincinnati and St. Louis and intermediate ports. It is in active competition with rail carriers serving the same ports and inland points beyond.
In 1932, the Illinois Central Railroad Company and other carriers by rail filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission proposed schedules of reduced rates on sugar from New Orleans to northern…
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