Legal Opinion
Midland Valley Railroad v. Barkley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 9, 1928No. 375PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Barkley and Burnett operated a wagon coal mine in Arkansas located about a quarter of a mile from the line of the Midland Valley Railroad, a corporation of that State. They shipped their coal by that carrier, largely in interstate commerce. In the spring and summer of 1922 there was a widespread strike in bituminous coal mines throughout the United States. When mining was resumed in August, an acute car shortage developed. Coal is usually shipped in open top cars; and tipple mines, which are the largest producers of coal, can use only…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by28 opinions
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