St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Spring River Stone Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SPRINGFIELD COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The facts are stated in the opinion. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required by the acts of Congress regulating commerce to collect the-rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. G., C. & S. F. By. y. Hefley, 158 U. S. 98; Tex. & Pac. By. v. Mugg, 202 U. S. 242; Armour Packing Co. v. United States, 209 U., S. 56; Tex. & Pac.
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ERROR TO THE SPRINGFIELD COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The facts are stated in the opinion. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required by the acts of Congress regulating commerce to collect the-rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. G., C. & S. F. By. y. Hefley, 158 U. S. 98; Tex. & Pac. By. v. Mugg, 202 U. S. 242; Armour Packing Co. v. United States, 209 U., S. 56; Tex. & Pac. By. v. Abilene Cotton Co., 204 U. S. 426; Tex. & Pac. By. v. Cisco Qil Co.,. 204 U. S. 449; Albers Commission Co. v. Kan.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
A controversy between the Railway Company and defendant shipper concerning freight charges was adjusted by. computing them upon the actual weight of the merchandise transported. Afterwards, claiming that the reckoning should have been upon the minimum capacity of cars used, the Railway Company sued for the difference between the two results. Defendant relied upon the settlement and also full payment; the trial court directed a verdict for it; this was approved' upon appeal (169 Mo. App. 109); and the cause is here by writ of error.
Plaintiff in error operates a road extending northward from…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- St. Louis, Southern Railway Co. v. Spring River Stone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913
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