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PARSONS v. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN R'Y

No. 198.

167 U.S. 447 (1897)

PARSONS v. CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.C. Nourse for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Lloyd W. Bowers for defendant in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney filed a brief on behalf of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

Some preliminary matters deserve notice. The wrongs charged against the defendant took place in the winter of 1887-1888, and affected other Iowa shippers than the plaintiff. Several actions were brought by such shippers on account thereof, and brought by the counsel for this plaintiff. Two of such actions were tried before juries, and resulted in judgments for the plaintiffs. Osborne...

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