Tift v. Southern Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, District Judge.
An adequate statement of the issues in this case is given in the report of the interstate commerce commission which appears in the record. The Southeastern Freight Association is a combination of common carriers. In the preamble of its organic agreement it is stated that its purposes are set forth in the “following articles.” A critical scrutiny of the articles will disclose its machinery, but we fail to discover any express statement of its purpose. It is, however, plainly enough to fix and control the rates to be charged by each and all of its members for the railway…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Northern Securities Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Pacific Coast Lumber Mfrs.' Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
- State ex rel. Robertson v. New England Furniture & Carpet Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Spring Valley Water Co. v. City & County of San FranciscoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1908
- Railroad Commission v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1909
- Tift v. Southern Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1908
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