Loomis v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the construction and application of the Act to Regulate Commerce as amended by the Hepburn Act, are stated in the opinion. The judgment presents a Federal question, because it is founded upon an erroneous construction of certain Federal statutes, and upon nothing else. It was the common-law duty of the defendant to furnish the lumber in.suit.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The facts, which involve the construction and application of the Act to Regulate Commerce as amended by the Hepburn Act, are stated in the opinion. The judgment presents a Federal question, because it is founded upon an erroneous construction of certain Federal statutes, and upon nothing else. It was the common-law duty of the defendant to furnish the lumber in.suit. The common-law duty asserted -by the plaintiffs is reaffirmed by § 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act, the liability of the defendant is necessarily implied by § 15, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Plaintiffs in error have long been shippers of grain and produce over the line of defendant carrier from Victor and other stations in Western New York. From time to time during a period beginning in August, 1906,' and ending May 6, 1908, they requested it to furnish at such places for their use one or more cars — about two hundred altogether — suitable for transporting in bulk, wheat, oats, rye, apples, cabbages and potatoes. In response, it sent ordinary box and refrigerator cars inadequate for the required service until fitted with inside doors or transverse bulkbieads. Prior to 1906, in…
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