Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1950No. 14038_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
A railroad tariff contained this provision: “Orders for cars must be placed with carrier’s agent in writing a reasonable time in advance, stating the number, size and kind of cars, destination and date wanted. For convenience, cars may be ordered by telephone, in which case confirmation must be given in writing.”
Some ranchers in North Dakota telephoned the carrier’s agent an order for a number of livestock cars, to be made available at their local station, for shipping cattle to market in St. Paul, Minnesota, by a certain date. The carrier’s agent acknowledged the order…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. CornwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Davis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Union Wire Rope Corporation v. Atchison, T. & SF Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Van Dusen Harrington Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Sonken-Galamba Corp. v. Union Pac. R.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Pacific Gamble Robinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- A. E. West Petroleum Co. v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
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