Schaff v. J. C. Famechon Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $25. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Baldwin, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for amended findings and conclusions or for a new trial was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis in favor of the defendant. The issue is whether a charge of five *109dollars, in addition to the regular line haul rate, is collectible as rental for a refrigerator car in shipping potatoes by rail from points in Minnesota over connecting lines to points in Oklahoma and Texas.
During the fall and winter season, defendant loaded and shipped by rail in refrigerator cars, ordered in the usual course of business, seven carloads of potatoes from points in Minnesota to points in Oklahoma and Texas, over connecting lines. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. HefleySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Virginia-Carolina Peanut Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. v. ThislerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1913
- Railroad v. HorneTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Schaff v. J. C. Famechon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. SalterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Reed v. United States Vanadium Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943