St. Louis, Southern Railway Co. v. Spring River Stone Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court, Division Number Two.- — Eon David E. Blair, Judge. 1. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required' by tbe acts, of Congress regulating commerce to collect tbe rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Act of Feb. 4, 1887, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3158; amended by the Act of June 29, 1906, U. S. Comp.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court, Division Number Two.- — Eon David E. Blair, Judge. 1. Common carriers by railroad engaged in interstate commerce are required' by tbe acts, of Congress regulating commerce to collect tbe rates published in the schedules or tariffs on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Act of Feb. 4, 1887, U. S. Comp. Stat. 1901, p. 3158; amended by the Act of June 29, 1906, U. S. Comp. Stat. Sup-., 1909, p. 1153, as amended-by the Act of June 18, 1910-, U. S. Comp-. Stat. Sup. 1911, p.. 1284; Railroad v. Hefley, 158 U. S. 98; Railroad v. Mugg, 202 U. S. 242;…
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DISSENTING OPINION OF
FARRINGTON, J.
Statement. — The respondent, operating a stone quarry at Carthage, Missouri, received a request from one J. B. Hoffman of Ft. Worth, Texas, for quotations on five cars of stone. Respondent thereupon called upon the commercial agent of the appellant for quotations of rates and received a letter quoting twenty-seven and one-half cents per hundred pounds on cars of 50,000 pounds minimum capacity. Respondent then made a bid for delivered price of the s'tone, and this bid was accepted. The appellant was notified that respondent would require five cars, each of…
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