Penna. RR Co. v. International Coal Co., 230 U.S. 184 (1913) (No. 14)
1913
Penna. RR Co. v. International Coal Co., 230 U.S. 184 (1913) (No. 14)
Supreme Court of the United States
1913
Case name: Penna. RR Co. v. International Coal Co. Opinion filed: 1913-06-09 Docket No.: 14 Citations: • 230 U.S. 184 • 33 S. Ct. 893 • 57 L. Ed. 1446 • 1913 U.S. LEXIS 2709 Case holding summaries: • specific statutory provisions prevail over single contrary statement in legislative debate • finding that predecessor statute "provided for compensation--not punishment" • a rate tariff filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, "so long as it was of force, was . . . to be treated as though it had been a statute," binding upon the filing party as well as its customers • “The statute [an earlier version of the ICA] gives a right of action for damages to the injured party, and by the use of these legal terms clearly indicated that the damages recoverable were those known to the law and intended as compensation for the injury sus- tained.”
