MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. NATIONAL MILLING CO.

OPINION

COHEN, District Judge:

The sole question here is whether a common carrier, under the Interstate Commerce Act,1 is entitled to recover freight charges on an interstate shipment of goods, where the carrier issued a uniform straight bill of lading which it itself marked "freight prepaid," and when in reliance thereon, the consignee accepted delivery and paid the purchase price and full freight charge to the consignor who...