Legal Opinion
City of Danville v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 10, 1940No. 3698, 3699PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
By agreement these two cases, involving the same questions, were heard together without the intervention of a jury. They are suits brought under authority of Section 16 of what is known as the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 16, to recover damages based on orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission awarding reparation for freight charges on coal shipments which the Commission held were unreasonable. '
The petitioners in case No. 3698 filed complaint before the Interstate Commerce Commission in May, 1931, assailing as unreasonable rates on coal transported from…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Virginian Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Atlantic Coast Line R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- City of Cleveland, Ohio v. Federal Power Commission, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Speed v. Transamerica CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1955
- In Re Dow Corning Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1999
- Felder v. Anderson, Clayton & Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1960
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