Legal Opinion

Union Wire Rope Corporation v. Atchison, T. & SF Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 20, 1933No. 9468PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STONE, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by appellee for interstate freight undercharges. Of the forty-three counts, one was for a shipment of wire and the others for separate shipments of wire rope from Kansas City, Mo. From a judgment upon all counts, aggregating $3,024.49, defendant brings this appeal.

The sole substantial issue here is whether these shipments were entitled to be made under a stoppage in transit through rate tariff in force by the Wabash Railway Company, the initial connecting carrier. That issue arises as follows: Appellant bought steel rods at Chicago and shipped them via…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Hartranft v. WiegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Merrill v. YeomansSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. American Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Tide Water Oil Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. Associated Air Transport, Inc., Associated Air Transport, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. United States v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  3. Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  4. House of Lloyd, Inc. v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  5. Hughes Transp., Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1954

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