Legal Opinion
Acme Fast Freight, Inc. v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 1, 1948No. 81, Docket 20756PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
1. This decision must turn on whether or not freight forwarders are to be considered receiving carriers under the conditions in this qase for the purposes of Section 1013, 49 U.S.C.A.2 and the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C.A, § 20(11)3 and *78120(12) 4 Prior to the enactment in 1942 of Part IV of the Interstate Commerce Act regulating freight forwarders, they were for most purposes considered shippers, not carriers,5 although their liability to their customers was the same as that of a carrier.6 We agree with appellees that the general effect of that legislation was not to make…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- New Jersey Steam Navigation Company v. MERCHANTS'BANK.Supreme Court of the United States · 1848
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Union Pacific Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Strachman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Consolidated Flower Shipments, Inc.—bay Area v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Louisiana Southern Ry. Co. v. Anderson, Clayton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Group v. J.J. Phoenix Express, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
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