Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Merry Bros. Brick & Tile Co.

1. “Tariffs, like statutes, have the force of law; like statutes, they must be expressed in clear and plain terms, *106so that those dealing with and governed by them may understand them and act advisedly. Swift v. U. S. (C. C. A.) 255 F. 291. They may not be contrived in catchpenny terms to catch the ignorant and unwary. If they are ambiguous, or permit of two meanings the shipper may construe them in the most favorable way to himself which the terms permit. Southern Pac. v. Lothrop (C. C. A.) 15 F. (2d) 486; American Ry. Express Co. v. Price Bros. (C. C. A.) 54 F. (2d) 67; United States v. Gulf…