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Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 269 U.S. 1 (1925)
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Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 269 U.S. 1 (1925)
Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company No. 221 Argued April 23-24, 1925 Decided October 12, 1925 269 U.S. 1
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
1. The power given the Interstate Commerce Commission by § 1 of the Act to Regulate Commerce, upon special application to prescribe the extent to which a carrier might be relieved from the operation of that section, containing the "long and short haul" clause, extended also to the "aggregate of intermediates" clause when that was added to the section by amendment of June 18, 1910. P. 9.
2. Under the second proviso of § 4, a through rate, exceeding the aggregate of intermediates, if in effect on June 18, 1910, and then lawful, remained so, provided an application to suspend the operation of the section was duly made and was either allowed by the Commission or remained undetermined. P. 11.
3. A through rate higher than the aggregate of intermediates is prima facie unreasonable, and, if unreasonably high, violates § 1 of the act despite the pendency of an application suspending the "aggregate of intermediates" clause. P. 12.
4. But when the sole cause of action advanced by the shipper is violation of the "aggregate of intermediates" clause, pendency of the carrier’s due and timely application for relief from that clause is a defense, and there is no occasion to consider either the presumption of unreasonableness or the justification for making the through rate higher. P. 12.
2 F.2d 592 affirmed.
Error to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals affirming a judgment of the district court which sustained demurrers to the amended declaration in an action brought by numerous shippers of horses and mules against Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company, and James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads, as Federal Agent, to enforce an order of reparation made by the Interstate Commerce Commerce and to recover interest, costs, and attorney’s fee.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 269 U.S. 1 (1925) in 269 U.S. 1 269 U.S. 2–269 U.S. 6. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PQZFQ3BP31HG14E.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 269 U.S. 1 (1925), in 269 U.S. 1, pp. 269 U.S. 2–269 U.S. 6. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PQZFQ3BP31HG14E.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Patterson v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 269 U.S. 1 (1925). cited in 1925, 269 U.S. 1, pp.269 U.S. 2–269 U.S. 6. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PQZFQ3BP31HG14E.
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