Legal Opinion

Bonfils v. Public Utilities Commission

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided January 15, 1920No. 9204PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Writ of Review on Rehearing.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Teller

The petitioners filed a complaint with the respondents alleging that they had been charged an excessive rate by *564the Union Pacific Railroad Company on coal hauled from the Northern Colorado Coal Fields to Denver, and asking that said company be directed to make reparation to petitioners of said overcharges, as provided by sec. 56 (a) of chapter 127, Laws of 1913.

Said railroad company, by leave of the commission, filed an answer setting up the various defenses hereinafter noted, including three pleas of the statute of limitation.

The commission sustained these three pleas, and held that the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Southern Pacific Co. v. Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
  2. Sohn v. WatersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. New York & Oswego Midland Railroad v. Van HornNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  4. Adams v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Morris & Thombs v. St. Louis National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jessie W. Meller, and Cross-Appellant v. The Heil Company, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  2. Tucker v. in Death of GonzalesColorado Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Appleby v. Farmers State Bank of DowsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
  4. Jones v. O'ConnellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1930
  5. Archibold v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002

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