Commodity Credit Corp. v. Petaluma & Santa Rosa R. Co.

BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

The case at bar presents a difficult question of tariff construction. It was decided in favor of the plaintiff railroad company by the court below. 83 F.Supp. 639. Commodity Credit Corporation, the defendant,, has appealed.

On April 11, 1944 Commodity purchased' eight carloads of wheat from the Alberta Wheat Pool. We will use one of the cars, viz., L. & N. car No. 10913, as an example. 1 This car was shipped by the Pool via Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the Pool paying the charges for the first leg of the trip, Commodity paying for the balance of the journey. On the…