Legal Opinion
Illinois Cent. R. v. Mississippi R. Commission
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1926No. 25893PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcG-owen, J.
The Mississippi Cottonseed Crushers’ Association filed a complaint before the Mississippi Railroad Commission against all the railroads in the state, charging that the freight rates on cottonseed on intrastate shipments were unreasonable; and the Jackson Traffic Bureau filed a complaint also to the same effect.
Thereupon the railroads were cited to appear and show cause why the rates should not bev revised and reduced as to cottonseed in carload lots on intrastate ship1ments. In due season the railroad commission heard proof, and after considering it at its December, 1925, meeting, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wulzen v. Bd. of Supervisors of City & Cty of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Robert R. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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