Legal Opinion
A. E. West Petroleum Co. v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1954No. 14746_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the A. E. West Petroleum Company (a corporation) from a judgment dismissing its action against the several appellee railroads to recover the amounts of freight overcharge reparation payments ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal transportation taxes paid by appellant upon the overcharges, and attorney fees. The broad issue is the applicability of an intermediate-point rate, as construed by the Commission, on shipments of petroleum products from Bradford, Pennsylvania to Kansas City, Missouri. 1
Jurisdiction
Before reaching the merits of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Pressed Steel Car Co. v. Eastern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- W. P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Standard Meat Co. v. Taco Kid of Springfield, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- National Van Lines, Inc. v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Transmix Corp. v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1960
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.