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United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co., 270 U.S. 512 (1926)
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United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co., 270 U.S. 512 (1926)
United States v. P. Koenig Coal Company No. 216 Argued March 16, 17, 1926 Decided April 12, 1926 270 U.S. 512
ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
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1. Under § 1 of the Elkins Act, making it a misdemeanor for a shipper knowingly to accept or receive any concession or discrimination in respect of transportation whereby property shall be transported at less than the published rate "or whereby any other advantage is given or discrimination practiced," a shipper who obtains coal cars and transportation in violation of an emergency priority order of the Interstate Commerce Commission through practice of deceit upon the carrier with respect to the use to which the coal is destined is guilty of the offense. P. 517.
2. Guilty knowledge and collusion on the part of the carrier is not an essential to the guilt of the shipper. Id.
1 F.2d 738 reversed.
Error to a judgment of the district court which sustained a demurrer to an indictment charging a shipper with fraudulently obtaining concessions and discriminations from a carrier in coal shipments.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co., 270 U.S. 512 (1926) in 270 U.S. 512 270 U.S. 514. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6FDJ9J7QKUY7AVV.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co., 270 U.S. 512 (1926), in 270 U.S. 512, page 270 U.S. 514. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6FDJ9J7QKUY7AVV.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co., 270 U.S. 512 (1926). cited in 1926, 270 U.S. 512, pp.270 U.S. 514. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6FDJ9J7QKUY7AVV.
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