St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Keller
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court; Jeptha H. Evans, Judge; 1. The State court had no jurisdiction. The interstate commerce law, as amended by the Hepburn act, takes absolute control of all interstate transportation.
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court; Jeptha H. Evans, Judge; 1. The State court had no jurisdiction. The interstate commerce law, as amended by the Hepburn act, takes absolute control of all interstate transportation. See Hepburn act, § § 1, 2, 3, 5> 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14-16, 20. Where a new right has been created, and the remedy is prescribed in a particular court, that court has exclusive jurisdiction. 168 Mo. 652-6; 33 Cal. 212; 36 Cal. 281; 45 Cal. 90; 6 Blackf. 125; 13 R. R. A. (N. S.) 966; 6 Neb. 423; 65 Tex. 301; 65 Miss. 454; 105 Fed. 785; 74 Id. 981; 81 Id. 78; 112 Id. 826; 142 Id.…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthal, J.
This is a suit instituted by the plaintiff, W. F. Keller, against the defendant, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company, for a recovery of damages to a shipment of peaches. It is alleged in the complaint that on July 20, 1907, the plaintiff delivered to the defendant .at Van Burén, in the State of Arkansas, 515 crates of peaches, and that the defendant by its written contract of shipment agreed to carry same to New York in the State of New York and there deliver same to D. T. Goldsmith. It is alleged that the peaches were greatly damaged on account of the unnecessary and unreasonable…
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