Legal Opinion
Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1982No. 80-5449PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
This is a simple contract-collection action which normally would have been brought in state court. Thurston Motor Lines seeks to recover $661.41 in motor freight charges that Jordan K. Rand, Ltd. allegedly promised to pay. Thurston Motor sued in federal court solely because the charges agreed upon in the shipping contract complied with the rate and tariff provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 10701-10786. The district court held that this tangential relationship to federal law cannot support federal-question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1337. 1 We agree.
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lowden v. Simonds-Shields-Lonsdale Grain Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Dorothy Carlson v. The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware Corporation, and Glendenning Companies, Inc., a Connecticut CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blackburn Truck Lines, Inc. v. Raymond J. Francis, an Individual Maria Francis, an Individual Crisp International, Inc., a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Kansas City Terminal Railway Company, Interstate Commerce Commission, Intervening v. Jordon Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Kansas City Terminal Railway Co. v. Pabst Brewing Co.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1983
- Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983