Gimbel Bros. v. Barrett
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Action by Gimbel Bros., Incorporated, against William M. Barrett, as president of the Adams Express Company. On motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
The action in this case is brought under the Interstate Commerce Acts. The motion to dismiss is based upon the proposition that the court is without jurisdiction to entertain the action until the proper rates of charge, which are alleged to have been exceeded, have been first interpreted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The acts of Congress, after setting forth the requirements of the law and imposing a liability upon carriers who are guilty of the acts declared to be unlawful, provide that any person claiming to be damaged may, make complaint to the Commission…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. American Tie & Timber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
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