Legal Opinion
Davis v. Portland Seed Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 7, 1924No. 114, 122, 123, 209PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
The courts below affirmed judgments for the plaintiffs in four separate actions brought to recover alleged overcharges on freight said to have been demanded by the respective carriers in violation of the long and short haul clause, Fourth Section, Interstate Commerce Act, c. 104, 24 Stat. 379, 380; c. 309, 36 Stat. 539, 547; c. 91, 41 Stat. 456, 480, which declares—
“ That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. International Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Intermountain Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. GoodridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Elizabeth Arden Sales Corporation v. Gus Blass Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Sloss-sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Northwestern Oil Co. v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Security Services, Inc. v. Kmart Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
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