Meeker v. Lehigh Valley Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of §§ 1, 2 and 16 of the Act to Regulate Commerce and questions of discrimination, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Van Dev antee
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a companion case to that just decided and involves a claim for reparation similar to the second claim in that case, and arising out of the same rate.
In this instance the shipper was Henry E. Meeker, who had succeeded to the business of Meeker & Company, the shippers in the 'other case, and the shipments in respect of which reparation is sought were made between April 13, 1908, and April 13, 1910. Otherwise the two claims differ only in amount. A complaint covering this claim was filed'with the Interstate Commerce Commission…
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