Legal Opinion

Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 25, 1908No. 2,701PublishedCited by 25 opinions

In Error to the District Court of tlie United States for the District of Minnesota.

1Opinion of the Court

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha-Railway Company, a common carrier of interstate commerce, and II. M. Pearce, its general freight agent, were found guilty in the court below of granting rebates to the Spencer Grain Company, a corporation doing business in Minneapolis, Minn., in violation of Act Feb. 19, 1903, c. 708, § 1, 32 Stat. 847 (U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1907, p. 880), known as the “Elkins Act.” They were indicted in 50 separate counts for granting that number of rebates from the rate named *836in the tariffs and schedules of rates then published and filed by the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Evans v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Potter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Alabama Midland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  5. Felton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. National Garment Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
  2. United States v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
  3. New York Cent. & H. R. R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
  4. Riss & Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
  5. United States v. Union Pac. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909

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