Legal Opinion
Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1957No. 16304PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The Commodity Credit Corporation, an agency of the United States, made shipments under Government bills of lading of cottonseed products to various consignees in Texas over the appellant railway company. These shipments were made under the Emergency Drought Relief Program of 1953 pursuant to 12 U.S.C.A. § 1148a-2(d). The commodities shipped were to be sold as livestock feed to farmers and ranchers at prices which were about one-half of the market value at the various points of delivery. Freight rates on such shipments were, by a Joint Quotation of the rail lines serving…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Illinois Central Railroad v. CrailSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hector Martinez and Company v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- R. G. McClung Cotton Co. v. Cotton Concentration Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
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- Strickland Transportation Company, Inc. v. United States of America, T.I.M.E. Freight, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Sunset Motor Lines, Inc. v. Lu-Tex Packing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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