Legal Opinion

Pettibone v. Richardson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 7, 1942No. 7775PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MINTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises the following question: May a shipper who relies on a misquotation of rates by a common carrier whose rates have been duly filed and published in accordance with Section 6(7) of the Act to Regulate Commerce, 49 U.S.C.A. § 6(7), recover damages incurred by reason of his having to pay the correct and higher rate ?

From February 10, 1939 to July 1, 1939, the plaintiff transported livestock from various points outside Indiana to the defendant in Francesville, Indiana. No applicable tariff of rates was posted in plaintiff’s station in Francesville. Upon…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  2. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  4. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. MuggSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  5. Illinois Central Railroad v. Henderson Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cmax, Inc. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  2. Cmax, Inc. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  3. Aero Trucking, Inc. v. Regal Tube Company, and Third Party v. William Crum, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  4. F. Burkhart Mfg. Co. v. Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
  5. Bowser & Campbell v. Knox Glass, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968

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