Southern Pacific Co. v. Frye & Bruhn, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Pendergast, J., entered July 17, 1913, dismissing an action for money paid, after a trial on the merits to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
The plaintiff is a common carrier, engaged in interstate commerce. The defendant is a corporation en*11gaged in the manufacture of packing house products, at Seattle, Washington. The action is in two counts, under the act of Congress to regulate commerce, approved February 4, 1887, to recover money paid by the plaintiff to the defendant which the plaintiff claims was, in effect, an illegal rebate on the legally established freight rates. The first count declares on a shipment of sheep which moved from Delano, California, to Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 1909, and demands $255.09, with…
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