ARIZONA GROCERY CO. V. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY
284 U.S. 370 (1932)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over an ICC reparations award. This was a review
of a judgment reversing a judgment in favor of Atchison (R) in a suit to enforce an order of
the Interstate Commerce Commission awarding reparations.
FACTS: Respondent's (R) argued that they should not be required to pay reparations on
rates that they charged that were approved by the ICC based on a court finding that those
rates were unreasonable. R was ordered to pay a reparation for the ICC rates that it charged
various customers. R refused the order of the Commission and Arizona (P) sued in District
Court and recovered judgment. Under the statute, transportation companies were required to
file and publish tariffs. Any deviation from published rates was declared to be a criminal
offense and a civil wrong giving rise to an action for damages from the injured shipper.
Modifications to that basic policy were instituted in 1920 and granted the commission power
to fix the maximum reasonable rate and the maximum and minimum limits within which a
carrier's published rate must come. The Court of Appeals reversed. The Supreme Court granted
certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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