Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Chicago & Erie Railroad Co.
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Berwind-White Coal Mining Company v. Chicago and Erie Railroad Company, 235 U.S. 371 (1914), was a United States Supreme Court case involving a suit over demurrage of an Erie Railroad car used by Berwind-White Coal Mining Company to transport coal. The Court asserted that the filing of rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission complied with the notice requirements of the Act to Regulate Commerce and the point of reconsignment was clear under the company's usual practice for many years.[1]
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company v. Chicago and Erie Railroad Company | |
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Argued December 3, 1914 Decided December 14, 1914 | |
Full case name | Berwind-White Coal Mining Company v. Chicago and Erie Railroad Company |
Citations | 235 U.S. 371 (more) 35 S. Ct. 131; 59 L. Ed. 275; 1914 U.S. LEXIS 978 |
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Majority | White, joined by a unanimous court |
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