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Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States, 351 U.S. 56 (1956)
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Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States, 351 U.S. 56 (1956)
Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States No. 233 Argued March 27, 1956 Decided April 23, 1956 351 U.S. 56
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Syllabus
On shipments of sulphur from mines near Galveston, Tex., to Danville, Ill., the railroads have established a joint all-rail rate which is lower than both the combination all-rail rate and the combination rail-barge rate; but they have refused to establish a joint rail-barge rate between the same points.
Held: such refusal constitutes a discrimination in rates between connecting lines prohibited by § 3(4) of the Interstate Commerce Act, and it is the duty of the Commission under § 307(d) to establish through routes and joint rates for rail-barge transportation in order to effectuate the National Transportation Policy that the Act be administered to preserve the "inherent advantages" of each form of transportation. Pp. 56-61.
129 F.Supp. 28 reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States, 351 U.S. 56 (1956) in 351 U.S. 56 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DWCWMSS9FCS1Q6.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States, 351 U.S. 56 (1956), in 351 U.S. 56, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DWCWMSS9FCS1Q6.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States, 351 U.S. 56 (1956). cited in 1956, 351 U.S. 56. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DWCWMSS9FCS1Q6.
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