United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. Butler County Railroad

Citations

• 234 U.S. 29
• 34 S. Ct. 748
• 58 L. Ed. 1196
• 1914 U.S. LEXIS 1181

Syllabus

<p>The Tap Line Cases, ante, p. 1, followed to the effect that:</p> <p>The fact that the same ownership controls the freight offered and the stock of a railroad company which is a common carrier, does not justify a different rate imposed upon the same kind of traffic.</p> <p>Under the Commodities Clause it is not unlawful for a common carrier to carry lumber owned by it, and until the law otherwise provides, it may treat freight owned by it in the same manner as like freight independently owned.</p> <p>If the division of rates between a trunk line and a common carrier controlled by the same interest as controls the bulk of the freight moved by the carrier, is a mere cover for rebates and discriminations, the. Interstate Commerce Commission has power to prevent such practices.</p>