Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States

This case is the latest in a series of cases involving the railroad rate classification of the jeep.

The question involved is primarily the classification of the jeep within the meaning of the consolidated freight classification schedules. The stipulated issue in the original jeep case was whether the jeep was primarily a passenger or freight motor vehicle within the meaning of those schedules.; That issue was thoroughly briefed and argued during the original case.1 In that case there were six volumes of oral testimony totaling 745 pages. The hearing consumed eight entire days between December…