Bell Lumber Co. v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover excess charges upon seven carloads of fence posts shipped over defendant’s road. . The case was tried before Olin B. Lewis, J., who made findings and ordered judgment for $57.13 with interest, in favor of plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Plaintiff, a shipper, recovered .from defendant a certain amount claimed to have been charged in excess of the legal freight rate upon carload shipments of fence posts between stations in Minnesota. The shipments were made during 1910. Defendant appeals.
The trial court held that the legal maximum rate for the shipment of fence posts, in carload lots between points within this state, during 1910 was 75 per cent of the maximum lumber rates as fixed by chapter 232, p. 313, Laws of 1907 (sections 4298 and 4299, G. S. 1913), whereas de*272fendant contends that no máximum rate was ever fixed by statute…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Seaman v. Minneapolis & Rainy River Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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