Lafond Motor Co. v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.

MOLYNEAUX, District Judge.

This action was brought to recover damages on the failure of the defendant to comply with the award of the Interstate Commerce Commission, declaring reparation for alleged freight overcharges, made by defendant on shipments of automobiles over its line of railway between November 28, 1925, and April 7, 1927.

The pertinent facts are as follows:

The defendant operates two lines of railroad between Minneapolis and Coon Creek, on the one hand, and Duluth -and Carlton, on the other. The shorter, direct line passes through White Bear, Wyoming, and Rush City; the longer,…