Director General of Railroads v. Viscose Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
Silk, artificial and natural, had been accepted by the railway carriers of the country for transportation as freight for many years prior to the action which gave rise to the question which the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has certified herein to this court and it had been classified in tariffs as first class. On January 21, 1920, Walker D. Hines, as Director General of Railroads, authorized an amendment or supplement to the appropriate freight tariff schedule so as to cancel the published classification and rates on such silk and to so amend rule 3 of “Consolidated Freight…
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