Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Rice, 247 U.S. 201 (1918) (No. 574)

Case name: Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Rice Opinion filed: 1918-05-20 Docket No.: 574 Citations: • 247 U.S. 201 • 38 S. Ct. 429 • 62 L. Ed. 1071 • 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1972 Case holding summaries: • federal question jurisdiction exists over a suit to enforce the provisions of a tariff filed and approved pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act • court has federal question jurisdiction over suit to recover payments pursuant to rate filed under Interstate Commerce Act, on which FCA is modeled • where the Court stated that a carrier's claim is, of necessity, predicated on the tariff not an understanding with the shipper