Legal Opinion
Carriers Traffic Service, Inc. v. Anderson, Clayton & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1989No. Nos. 88-2697, 88-2707 and 88-3053PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated cases arise from identical disputes over retroactive application of a “shipper load and count” notation requirement for a reduced rate tariff. In all three cases goods were shipped, and shippers billed, under a reduced rate. In order to obtain the reduced rate, shippers were required to load their goods, count them and make notations on the bills of lading indicating that they had performed the loading and counting. The evidence in all three cases before us indicates that these shippers performed the loading and counting as required;1 unfortunately,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- National Labor Relations Board v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of TradeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company v. Wisconsin Central LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Orscheln Bros. Truck Lines, Inc. v. Zenith Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Delta Traffic Service, Inc. v. Mennen Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1990
- Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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