Jacksonville Terminal Co. v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Now on its second trip following our earlier holding that there was federal-question jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1337, Florida East Coast Ry. v. Jacksonville Terminal Co., 5 Cir., 1964, 328 F.2d 720, cert. denied, 1964, 379 U.S. 830, 85 S.Ct. 59, 13 L.Ed.2d 38, this appeal presents the merits of the controversy. That controversy essentially presents a single question: shall the law give effective recognition to the plain terms of a private contract made between experienced, mature parties of exceptional bargaining strength, the legality of which all concede and no…