St. Louis, Southern Railway Co. v. Spring River Stone Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court, Division Number Two.- — Eon David E. Blair, Judge. 1. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required' by tbe acts, of Congress regulating commerce to collect tbe rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Act of Feb. 4, 1887, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3158; amended by the Act of June 29, 1906, U. S. Comp.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court, Division Number Two.- — Eon David E. Blair, Judge. 1. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required' by tbe acts, of Congress regulating commerce to collect tbe rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Act of Feb. 4, 1887, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3158; amended by the Act of June 29, 1906, U. S. Comp. Stat. Sup-., 1909, p. 1153, as amended-by the Act of June 18, 1910-, U. S. Comp-. Stat. Sup. 1911, p.. 1284; Railroad v. Hefley, 158 U. S. 98; Railroad v. Mugg, 202 U. S. 242;…
1Opinion of the CourtRobertson, P. J.
Plaintiff sued defendant in the circuit court to recover $323.12 from defendant and based its claim thereto on the following facts: In 1908 defendant was operating a stone quarry at Carthage, Missouri, and was negotiating with one J. B. Hoffman of Ft. Worth, Texas, for the sale of five cars of stone to be delivered to Hoffman at Ft. Worth. Defendant called upon the commercial agent of the plaintiff for a quotation of freight rates and received' a quotation of 27% cents per hundred pounds on cars of 50,000 pounds minimum capacity, the agent designating the St. Louis *115& San Francisco Railroad…
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