Thomson Phosphate Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

For more than twenty-four years — using a procedure designed to expedite claims — the shipper and carrier in this action have been disputing the proper rate to be applied to ground phosphate rock shipped by rail from Florida to Illinois during the 1940’s.

The issue on this appeal is whether a reparation order by the Interstate Commerce Commission (“Commission”) resolving this matter should be set aside, or whether the action brought by the shipper, Thomson Phosphate Company, to enforce the order should be granted. The history of Thomson’s hoary claim against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad…