Legal Opinion
Rebel Motor Freight, Inc. v. Southern Beverage Co.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided October 6, 1987No. Civ. A. 87-261-BPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of the defendants 1 to refer certain issues to the Interstate Commerce Commission and to stay these proceedings pending the Commission's resolution of the referred issues. Specifically, defendants challenge the reasonableness and lawfulness of plaintiffs rates and practices under the revised Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 10101, et seq.
The plaintiff, Rebel Motor Freight, Inc. (“Rebel”), has sued Southern Beverage Co., Inc. for “undercharges” arising from motor carrier shipments of beer from Houston, Texas to Baton…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Railway Labor Executives' Association v. Interstate Commerce Commission, and Daniel R. Murray, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Miller v. Armour & Co. (In Re Total Transportation, Inc.)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
- Maislin Industries, U.S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1988
- Advance-United Expressways, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
- Observer Transportation Co. v. Service Merchandise Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1988
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