Legal Opinion
Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Whittier Wood Products Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1995No. Nos. 94-3079, 94-3397 and 94-3679PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Jones Truck Lines, Inc. (Jones) appeals from summary judgments entered in favor of a number of shippers. The district court1 concluded that the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 (NRA) prevented Jones from recovering undercharges from the shippers. Jones argues that the NRA does not apply to a carrier in bankruptcy and that such an application would be an unconstitutional taking. We affirm.
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Jones is a trucking company which transported goods for each of the shippers at a negotiated rate; each shipper apparently paid the charges as billed. After Jones filed for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Kaiser Aetna v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Preseault v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. Security Industrial BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Debtor. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Whittier Wood Products Company, United States of America, Intervenor. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. West Kentucky Plate Glass, Inc., United States of America, Intervenor v. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. White Mop Wringer Company, Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Pitt Plastics, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Wilbur Curtis Company, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Kw Industries, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Union Metal Corporation, Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Trussbilt, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Surrey, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Inc., United Electric Company, Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Scotts Liquid Gold, Inc., Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Service Wire Company, Jones Truck Lines, Inc., Alan Wire Company, Doing Business as Regency Wire & Cable Division, Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Southland Furniture, Inc., United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Cooper v. B & L, Inc. (In re Bulldog Trucking, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. v. Morrison-Knudsen Co. (In Re St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Allen v. National Enquirer, Inc. (In re TSC Express Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1995
- In Re Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Bulldog Trucking of Georgia, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Debtor. Langdon M. Cooper, Trustee for Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated v. B & L, Incorporated, United States of America Interstate Commerce Commission, Amici Curiae. In Re Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Bulldog Trucking of Georgia, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Debtor. Langdon M. Cooper, Trustee for Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated v. Shaw's Express, Incorporated, United States of America Interstate Commerce Commission, Amici Curiae. In Re Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Bulldog Trucking of Georgia, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Debtor. Langdon M. Cooper, Trustee for Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated v. Canaan Brokerage, Incorporated Agrolinz, Incorporated Delta and Pine Land Company J.C. Penney Company, Incorporated Levelland Compress Company, Incorporated N.L. Daughtry Fertilizer Company Terra International, Incorporated Tifton Aluminum Processing, Incorporated Waverly Textile Processing, Incorporated, United States of America Interstate Commerce Commission, Amici Curiae. In Re Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Bulldog Trucking of Georgia, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation, Debtor. Langdon M. Cooper, Trustee for Bulldog Trucking, Incorporated v. Meredith Transport, Incorporated American Manufacturing Mutual, United States of America Interstate Commerce Commission, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995