Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Rice
Citations
- 247 U.S. 201
- 38 S. Ct. 429
- 62 L. Ed. 1071
- 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1972
Syllabus
<p>Judicial Code, § 24, gives jurisdiction to the District Courts “of all suits and proceedings ar sing under any law regulating commerce.” ■Held, that a suit so arises where the carrier sues the consignee of an interstate shipment of live stock to collect a charge for disinfecting the cars, alleged to be due under tariffs approved and published as required by the Interstate Commerce Act, and where the consignee, admitting the interstate character of the shipment and propriety of the charges under the act, defends on the ground that the carrier by its acts is estopped from holding him responsible.</p> <p>Reversed.</p>
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- reaffirmed in Thurston Motor Lines, 460 U.S. 533, 103 S.Ct. 1343, 75 L.Ed.2d 260 (1983)
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Judges: McReynolds
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